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George Sylvester Viereck: Wanderers

WanderersGeorge Sylvester ViereckSweet is the highroad when the skylarks call, When we and Love go rambling through the land. But shall we still walk gayly, hand in hand, At the road's…

Christina Rossetti: The First Spring Day

The First Spring DayI wonder if the sap is stirring yet, If wintry birds are dreaming of a mate, If frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun And crocus fires are kindling one by one: Sing,…

David Morton: Old Ships

Old ShipsDavid MortonThere is a memory stays upon old ships, A weightless cargo in the musty hold, — Of bright lagoons and prow-caressing lips, Of stormy midnights, — and a tale untold.…

Sara Teasdale: "There will come Soft Rain"

"There will come Soft Rain"Sara TeasdaleThere will come soft rain and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;And frogs in the pools singing at night, And…

(Hubert) Sonny Hine 2000 Deaths

(Hubert) Sonny HineAge: 69 horse trainer whose 52-year career peaked with Skip Away, horse of the year in 1998; had a knack for turning modestly priced horses like Skip Away, Big Bet, and…

The Devil's Dictionary: Fool

by Ambrose Bierce FOLLYFORCEFOOL -n. A person who pervades the domain of intellectual speculation and diffuses himself through the channels of moral activity. He is omnific, omniform,…

Series 7

Director/Writer:Daniel MinahanUSA Films; R; 85 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Brooke Smith, Glenn Fitzgerald, Marylouise Burke Series 7 trains its wit on TV reality shows such as Survivor. The film…

George Clooney Biography

George ClooneyactorBorn: 5/6/1961Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky Film and television actor who briefly appeared in several television shows including E/R (1984), The Facts of Life (1985–86…

David Niven Biography

David Niven(James David Graham Niven)actor Born: 3/1/1910Birthplace: London, England Niven sustained a long career in film in both leading and supporting roles, often playing parts that displayed his…

John Presper Eckert, Jr.

John Presper Eckert, Jr. Born: 1919Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. ENIAC data translating device—Engineers Eckert and Mauchly invented ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), the first…