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The Devil's Dictionary: Symbolic
by Ambrose Bierce SYMBOLSYMBOLIC -adj. Pertaining to symbols and the use and interpretation of symbols. They say 'tis conscience feels compunction; I hold that that's the stomach's…The Devil's Dictionary: Responsibility
by Ambrose Bierce RESPONDRESTITUTIONSRESPONSIBILITY -n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was…Philly
ABCTuesday 9:00–10:00 p.m.Cast:Kim Delaney, Kyle Secor, Tom Everett Scott Delaney jumped ship from NYPD Blue and joined Steven Bochco's latest lawyer-cop drama. The City of Brotherly Love…Billy Collins Biography
Billy CollinspoetBorn: 1941Birthplace: New York City Collins was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States in 2001. His accessible poems, often about ordinary people and situations, have…Dale Evans 2001 Deaths
Dale EvansAge: 88 actress, songwriter, and writer who starred with her husband, Roy Rogers, in several Westerns and on television's The Roy Rogers Show (1950–1957). Her big break came in 1944…Amy Lowell: Hora Stellatrix
Hora StellatrixThe stars hang thick in the apple tree, The south wind smells of the pungent sea, Gold tulip cups are heavy with dew. The night's for you, Sweetheart, for you! Starfire rains…Foster, Jeanne Robert
Foster, Jeanne Robert[1879-1970](1)Born in the Adirondack Mountains in the town of Johnsburg, N.Y., of English and French stock. Attended the schools of the neighborhood and at the age of…Christina Rossetti: A Birthday
A BirthdayMy heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a watered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell…Poems: A Poison Tree
by WilliamBlakeInfant SorrowA Little Boy LostA Poison Tree I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow…Aesop's Fables: The Jackdaw and the Pigeons
by Aesop The Peasant and the Apple-TreeJupiter and the TortoiseThe Jackdaw and the Pigeons A Jackdaw, watching some Pigeons in a farmyard, was filled with envy when he saw how well they…Trending
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