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William Henry FLACK, Congress, NY (1861-1907)

FLACK William Henry , a Representative from New York; born in Franklin Falls, Franklin County, N.Y., March 22, 1861; attended the public schools; became interested in lumbering and tanning;…

George MIDDLETON, Congress, NJ (1800-1888)

MIDDLETON George , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., October 14, 1800; moved to Burlington, N.J.; attended the public schools; became a tanner; moved to Allentown,…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: LXII

Sonnet LXI Sonnet LXIII LXII Sin of self-love possesseth all mine eye And all my soul, and all my every part; And for this sin there is no remedy, It is so grounded inward in my heart.…

Orrick Johns: Little Things

Little ThingsOrrick JohnsThere's nothing very beautiful and nothing very gay About the rush of faces in the town by day, But a light tan cow in a pale green mead, That is very beautiful,…

Aesop's Fables: The Ass and His Masters

by Aesop The Pack-Ass and the Wild AssThe Pack-Ass, the Wild Ass, and the LionThe Ass and His Masters A Gardener had an Ass which had a very hard time of it, what with scanty food, heavy…

Zadock PRATT, Congress, NY (1790-1871)

PRATT Zadock , a Representative from New York; born in Stephentown, N.Y., October 30, 1790; moved with his parents to Windham (later Jewett), Greene County, in 1802; received a limited schooling…

Seth Hartman YOCUM, Congress, PA (1834-1895)

YOCUM Seth Hartman , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Catawissa, Columbia County, Pa., August 2, 1834; attended the rural schools; went to Philadelphia in 1850 and learned the printer'…

Wayne Wang Biography

Wayne Wangfilm directorBorn: 1/12/1949Birthplace: Hong Kong Wang was raised on American movies. In fact, he was named after John Wayne. He studied film at California's College of Arts and…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: CXV

Sonnet CXIV Sonnet CXVI CXV Those lines that I before have writ do lie, Even those that said I could not love you dearer: Yet then my judgment knew no reason why My most full flame…