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Christina Rossetti: Lady Maggie

Lady MaggieYou must not call me Maggie, you must not call me Dear, For I'm Lady of the Manor now stately to see; And if there comes a babe, as there may some happy year, 'Twill be little…

John Keats: To Some Ladies

by JohnKeatsCalidoreOn Receiving a Curious Shell, ...To Some Ladies What though while the wonders of nature exploring, I cannot your light, mazy footsteps attend; Nor listen to accents,…

T.S. Eliot: Portrait of a Lady, I

by T. S. Eliot III Among the smoke and fog of a December afternoon You have the scene arrange itself--as it will seem to do-- With "I have saved this afternoon for you"; And four wax…

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Awarded to the player “adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability” and named after Lady Evelyn Byng,…

Brewer's: Lady of the Bleeding Heart

Ellen Douglas; so called from the cognisance of the family. (Sir Walter Scott: Lady of the Lake, ii. 10.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lady of the…

Brewer's: Lady Margaret Professor

of Divinity, founded in 1502 by the mother of Henry VII. The year following she founded a preachership. Both in the University of Cambridge. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Lady Byng Trophy—Sportsmanship

Lady Byng Trophy—Sportsmanship1960 Don McKenney, Boston1961 Red Kelly, Toronto1962–63 Dave Keon, Toronto1964 Ken Wharram, Chicago1965 Bobby Hull, Chicago1966 Alex Delvecchio, Detroit1967–68…

Ridding a House of Lady Bugs

The Question: How do I get rid of lady bugs from inside my house? The Answer: Researchers say that ladybird beetles or "lady bugs" tend to spend the winter in clusters, protecting themselves…

Hale, Sarah Josepha (Buell)

(Encyclopedia) Hale, Sarah Josepha (Buell), 1788–1879, American author, editor, and feminist, b. near Newport, N.H. In 1828 she became editor of the Ladies' Magazine, Boston, and in 1837 of Godey's…