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Münch, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Münch, CharlesMünch, Charlesshärl münsh [key], 1891–1968, French conductor and violinist, b. Alsace. Having conducted and directed orchestras in Paris (1933–48), Münch appeared for…Bradbury, William Batchelder
(Encyclopedia) Bradbury, William BatchelderBradbury, William Batchelderbăchˈəldər [key], 1816–68, American hymn composer and music editor, b. York, Maine; pupil of Lowell Mason. He organized the…Van Druten, John William
(Encyclopedia) Van Druten, John WilliamVan Druten, John Williamvăn dr&oomacr;ˈtən [key], 1901–57, English dramatist. His best-known plays, primarily light comedies, include Old Acquaintance (1940…Walt Whitman: I Am He That Aches with Love
I Am He That Aches with LoveI am he that aches with amorous love; Does the earth gravitate? does not all matter, aching, attract all matter? So the body of me to all I meet or know.A. E. Housman: Others, I am not the first,
Others, I am not the first, Have willed more mischief than they durst: If in the breathless night I too Shiver now, 'tis nothing new.More than I, if truth were told, Have stood and sweated…Walt Whitman: What Am I After All
What Am I After AllWhat am I after all but a child, pleas'd with the sound of my own name? repeating it over and over; I stand apart to hear—it never tires me.To you your name also; Did…George Santayana: I would I might forget that I am I
I would I might forget that I am IGeorge SantayanaI would I might forget that I am I, And break the heavy chain that binds me fast, Whose links about myself my deeds have cast. What in the…Christina Rossetti: Song ("When I am dead")
SongWhen I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet; And if thou…static
(Encyclopedia) static, term formerly use to describe electrical noise in radio reception, especially noise that originates outside a transmitter and receiver, e.g., in the atmosphere or in human-made…Smolenskin, Perez
(Encyclopedia) Smolenskin, PerezSmolenskin, Perezpĕrˈĕts smōlĕnˈskĭn [key], c.1842–1885, Russian novelist and essayist who wrote in Hebrew. He settled in Vienna and founded the Hebrew monthly journal…Trending
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