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(Encyclopedia) commedia dell'artecommedia dell'artekōm-māˈdēä dĕl-lärˈtā [key], popular form of comedy employing improvised dialogue and masked characters that flourished in Italy from the 16th to…Anthony, Susan Brownell
(Encyclopedia) Anthony, Susan Brownell, 1820–1906, American reformer and leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Adams, Mass.; daughter of Daniel Anthony, Quaker abolitionist. From the age of 17,…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XLVIII ("Unto my books")
by EmilyDickinsonXLVIIXLIXXLVIII Unto my books so good to turn Far ends of tired days; It half endears the abstinence, And pain is missed in praise. As flavors cheer retarded guests With…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Contract
by EmilyDickinsonIIIThe LetterThe Contract The Contract I gave myself to him, And took himself for pay. The solemn contract of a life Was ratified this way. The wealth might disappoint,…Lloyd Hall
Lloyd HallBorn: 1894 Food Preservatives. Hall made great strides in keeping food fresh and making it more flavorful. He created food preservatives, meat-curing products, seasonings, emulsions…Spector, Phil
(Encyclopedia) Spector, Phil (Harvey Philip), 1939-2021, American record producer, b. Bronx, NY. The child of Russian Jewish immigrants, Spector’s…Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer
(Encyclopedia) Peabody, Elizabeth PalmerPeabody, Elizabeth Palmerpēˈbädē, –bədē [key], 1804–94, American educator, lecturer, and reformer, b. Billerica, Mass. The Peabody family moved (c.1809) to…Walt Whitman: Facing West from California's Shores
Facing West from California's ShoresFacing west from California's shores, Inquiring, tireless, seeking what is yet unfound, I, a child, very old, over waves, towards the house of maternity…Christina Rossetti: Amen
AmenIt is over. What is over? Nay, now much is over truly!— Harvest days we toiled to sow for; Now the sheaves are gathered newly, Now the wheat is garnered duly.It is finished. What is…Amy Lowell: To John Keats
To John KeatsGreat master! Boyish, sympathetic man! Whose orbed and ripened genius lightly hung From life's slim, twisted tendril and there swung In crimson-sphered completeness; guardian…Trending
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