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Amy Lowell: Before Dawn

Before DawnLife! Austere arbiter of each man's fate, By whom he learns that Nature's steadfast laws Are as decrees immutable; O pause Your even forward march! Not yet too late Teach me…

<i>Breaking Dawn</i> Trivia

Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about Breaking Dawn Related Links Twilight Page Twilight Quiz Biography of…

Knight, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Knight, Charles, 1874–1953, American artist, b. New York City. Knight painted and sculpted animal subjects. He is best known for his murals at the American Museum of Natural History,…

Nyree Dawn Porter 2001 Deaths

Nyree Dawn PorterAge: 61 actress who, in the late 1960s, starred as Irene in the BBC's 26-part adaptation of John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga.Died: London, April 9, 2001Hal Haig PriesteM -…

Brewer's: Darkest Hour is that before the Dawn

(The). When Fortune's wheel is lowest, it must turn up again. When things have come to their worst, they must mend. In Latin, Post nubila, Phoebus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…

Anastasia, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Anastasia, SaintAnastasia, Saintănəstāˈshə [key], 4th cent., Roman noblewoman, kind to the poor, martyred under Diocletian. Her cult can be traced back to 5th-century Rome. In the…

Tithonus

(Encyclopedia) TithonusTithonustĭthōˈnəs [key], in Greek mythology, prince of Troy; son of Laomedon. He was loved by the dawn goddess, Eos, who bore him Memnon. When Eos begged Zeus to bestow…

Matuta

(Encyclopedia) Matuta or Mater MatutaMater Matutamāˈtər mət&oomacr;ˈtə [key], Roman goddess. Sometimes called the goddess of dawn, she was more properly the goddess of childbirth. Her festival,…

Sara Teasedale: New Year's Dawn—Broadway

New Year's Dawn—BroadwayWhen the horns wear thin And the noise, like a garment outworn, Falls from the night, The tattered and shivering night, That thinks she is gay; When the patient…

Memnon

(Encyclopedia) MemnonMemnonmĕmˈnŏn [key], in Greek mythology, king of Ethiopia, son of Tithonus and Eos. In the Trojan War he fought against the Greeks, and after he had killed Antilochus, he himself…