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Poems by Emily Dickinson: A Portrait

XVII I Had a Guinea Golden A Portrait A face devoid of love or grace, A hateful, hard, successful face, A face with which a stone Would feel as thoroughly at ease As were they…

Sara Teasedale: Pity

PityThey never saw my lover's face, They only know our love was brief, Wearing awhile a windy grace And passing like an autumn leaf.They wonder why I do not weep, They think it…

Sara Teasedale: The Years

The YearsTo-night I close my eyes and see A strange procession passing me— The years before I saw your face Go by me with a wistful grace; They pass, the sensitive shy years, As one who…

Oleg Cassini 2006 Deaths

Oleg CassiniAge: 92 Paris-born American fashion designer who, as Jacqueline Kennedy's official couturier, dressed her in her stylish dresses and pillbox hats. He also designed costumes for…

William Maxwell 2000 Deaths

William MaxwellAge: 91 writer and legendary New Yorker fiction editor who gracefully polished the work of such luminaries as John Updike, John Cheever, Vladimir Nabokov, and Eudora Welty. His…

C. Vann Woodward, Biography

C. Vann Woodward,Comer Vann Woodwardhistorian Born: 11/13/1908Birthplace: Vanndale, Arkansas Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller and historian who chronicled the upheaval of the turbulent…

Tillie Fowler 2005 Deaths

Tillie FowlerAge: 62 Republican politician who served four terms in Congress. Known as the “steel magnolia” for her sharp intelligence and grace, Fowler, once the highest-ranking woman in…

Pierre Koenig 2004 Deaths

Pierre KoenigAge: 78 modern architect known for his industrial-style glass-and-steel homes, most of which grace southern California. His Case Study House #22 is one of the most photographed…