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Robert Graves: The Caterpillar

The CaterpillarUnder this loop of honeysuckle, A creeping, coloured caterpillar, I gnaw the fresh green hawthorn spray, I nibble it leaf by leaf away.Down beneath grow dandelions, Daisies,…

Robert Graves: The Cottage

The CottageHere in turn succeed and rule Carter, smith, and village fool, Then again the place is known As tavern, shop, and Sunday-school; Now somehow it's come to me To light the fire and…

Robert Graves: The Spoilsport

The SpoilsportMy familiar ghost again Comes to see what he can see, Critic, son of Conscious Brain, Spying on our privacy.Slam the window, bolt the door, Yet he'll enter in and stay; In…

Robert and Elizabeth Browning

A secret courtship between two legendary poets by David Johnson Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband, Robert Browning, led lives suited for leading Romantic poets. Their story…

Robert Kramer Biography

Robert KramerAge: 60 avant-garde filmmaker known for his political films. Though his films weren't widely seen in the U.S., Kramer is considered one of the most important voices in political…

Robert Bresson Biography

Robert BressonAge: 98 iconoclastic French film director and screenwriter known for his austere, spiritual films that often dealt with redemption and were driven by emotion rather than…

Robert Waggenhoffer Biography

Robert WaggenhofferAge: 39 world professional figure skating champion and silver medallist in the 1982 U.S. nationals; only U.S. skater to be the junior champion in singles and pairs in the…

Robert Calvi Biography

Robert Calvi(Gian Roberto Calvini)banker, financierBorn: 1920Birthplace: Milan, Italy Having worked his way up through Banco Ambrosiano, he became its chairman in 1975. A Bank of Italy…

Robert Garrett Biography

Robert GarrettfinancierBorn: 1783Birthplace: Lisburn, Ireland Having grown up on a farm in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, he moved to Baltimore and began working in a produce business. He…

Robert Maxwell Biography

Robert Maxwell(Jan Ludvik Hoch)publisher, media mogulBorn: 6/10/1923Birthplace: Slatinske Dòly, Czech Republic He fled the Nazi invasion of Czecholovakia in 1939 and settled in Britain,…