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Powys, John Cowper
(Encyclopedia) Powys, John CowperPowys, John Cowperpōˈĭs [key], 1872–1963, British author and lecturer. In addition to his widely admired novels Wolf Solent (1929), and A Glastonbury Romance (1932),…chief
(Encyclopedia) chief or chieftain, political leader of a band, tribe, or confederation of tribes. At the simpler levels of social organization, the band or tribe usually lacks centralized authority…Merton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Merton, Thomas, 1915–68, American religious writer and poet, b. France. He grew up in France, England, and the United States and studied at Cambridge and at Columbia (B.A., 1938; M.A…Collins, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Michael, 1890–1922, Irish revolutionary leader. He spent the years from 1907 to 1916 in England, during which period he joined the Fenian movement. He took part in the Easter…Bowen, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Bowen, ElizabethBowen, Elizabethbōˈĭn [key], 1899–1973, Anglo-Irish novelist, b. Dublin. In impeccable prose she treated love and frustration through studies of complex psychological…Austen, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Austen, JaneAusten, Janeôˈstən [key], 1775–1817, English novelist. The daughter of a clergyman, she spent the first 25 years of her life at “Steventon,” her father's Hampshire vicarage…Margaret Widdemer: Irish Love Song
Irish Love SongMargaret WiddemerWell, if the thing is over, better it is for me, The lad was ever a rover, loving and laughing free, Far too clever a lover not to be having still A lass in…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Bessy And Her Spinnin' Wheel
by Robert Burns The Country LassLove For LoveBessy And Her Spinnin' Wheel O Leeze me on my spinnin' wheel, And leeze me on my rock and reel; Frae tap to tae that cleeds me…Eberhard F. M. Rees 1998 Deaths
Eberhard F. M. ReesAge: 89 German-born rocket engineer. In 1970 he succeeded Wernher von Braun as chief of the American rocketry program. Died: April 2, 1998.Jheri ReddingR - ZHugh Reilly…Edith M. Thomas: "Frost To-Night"
"Frost To-Night"Edith M. ThomasApple-green west and an orange bar, And the crystal eye of a lone, one star … And, "Child, take the shears and cut what you will, Frost to-night — so clear and…Trending
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