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Coleridge: Part the Second

Part the FirstPart the Second "Each matin bell," the Baron saith, "Knells us back to a world of death." These words Sir Leoline first said, When he rose and found his lady dead…

chapel

(Encyclopedia) chapel, subsidiary place of worship. It is either an alcove or chamber within a church, a separate building, or a room set apart for the purpose of worship in a secular building. A…

Supremes, The

(Encyclopedia) Supremes, The, American vocal group, 1962-77. The Supremes were formed in Detroit, Mi., and were originally known as the Primettes—a…

Gershwin, George

(Encyclopedia) Gershwin, GeorgeGershwin, Georgegŭrshˈwĭn [key], 1898–1937, American composer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Jacob Gershwin. Gershwin wrote some of the most original and popular musical works…

Gainsborough, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Gainsborough, ThomasGainsborough, Thomasgānzˈbûrˌō [key], 1727–88, English portrait and landscape painter, b. Sudbury. In 1740 he went to London and became the assistant and pupil of…

Cather, Willa Sibert

(Encyclopedia) Cather, Willa SibertCather, Willa Sibertsīˈbərt kăᵺˈər [key], 1873–1947, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Winchester, Va., considered one of the great American writers of…

Tales from Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors The states of Syracuse and Ephesus being at variance, there was a cruel law made at Ephesus, ordaining that if any merchant of Syracuse was seen in the city of Ephesus he…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act III, Scene II

Scene IIThe palaceEnter Lady Macbeth and a ServantLady MacbethIs Banquo gone from court?ServantAy, madam, but returns again to-night.Lady MacbethSay to the king, I would attend his leisure…

William Shakespeare: Richard III, Act IV

Act IVScene IBefore the TowerEnter, on one side, Queen Elizabeth, Duchess OF York, and Dorset; on the other, Anne, Duchess of Gloucester, leading Lady Margaret Plantagenet, Clarence's young…