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Robert Frost: Birches

BirchesRobert FrostWhen I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them. But swinging doesn't bend them down to…

Roberts, Charles G. D

Roberts, Charles G. D[1860-1943](2)Born in Douglas, New Brunswick, January 10, 1860. Educated at the University of New Brunswick. After a period of teaching, he turned to journalism and was…

Rogers, Robert Cameron

Rogers, Robert Cameron[1862-1912](1)Born at Buffalo, New York, January 7, 1862. Died at Santa Barbara, California, while still a young man [sic]. He was chiefly known for his poem, "The…

Schauffler, Robert Haven

Schauffler, Robert Haven[1879-1964](2)Born at Brün, Austria, though of American parentage, on April 8, 1879. He studied at Northwestern University, but took his degree of A.B. from Princeton…

Welsh, Robert Gilbert

Welsh, Robert Gilbert[?-1924](1)Dramatic critic of the "Evening Telegram" of New York City. He has not yet published a collection of poetry, but has appeared in the leading magazines.

Brewer's: John Roberts

(A). An enormous tankard holding enough drink for any ordinary drinker to last through Saturday and Sunday. This measure was introduced into Wales in 1886 to compensate topers for the…

Brewer's: Robert of Brunne

that is, of Bourne, in Lincolnshire. His name was Robert Manning, author of an old English Chronicle, written in the reign of Edward III. It consists of two parts, the first of which is in…

Brewer's: Robert the Devil

Robert, first Duke of Normandy; so called for his daring and cruelty. The Norman tradition is that his wandering ghost will not be allowed to rest till the Day of Judgment. He is also…

Brewer's: Robert Macaire

He's a Robert Macaire. A bluff, free-living, unblushing libertine, who commits the most horrible crimes without stint or compunction. It is a character in M. Daumier's drama of L'Auberge…

Brewer's: Robert Street

(Adelphi; London). So called from Robert Adams, the builder. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Robert le DiableRobert Macaire A B C D E F G H I J K…