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U.S. Department of State Background Note Search Background Notes Find resultswith all of the words10 results20 results30 results50 results100 resultsAdvanced Searchwith the exact phrasewith at…James Dickey Biography
James Dickey poet, novelist, critic, lecturer Though considered one of the country's most respected poets, Dickey is best remembered for his novel Deliverance, the tale of a traumatic canoe…Amy Lowell: Midday and Afternoon
Midday and AfternoonSwirl of crowded streets. Shock and recoil of traffic. The stock-still brick facade of an old church, against which the waves of people lurch and withdraw. Flare of…Sonnets by William Shakespeare: CLIV
Sonnet CLIII CLIV The little Love-god lying once asleep, Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand, Whilst many nymphs that vow'd chaste life to keep Came tripping by; but in her…John Keats: To G. A. W.
by JohnKeatsTo a Friend who sent me some RosesO Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,To G. A. W. Nymph of the downward smile, and sidelong glance, In what diviner moments of the day Art…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Balloon
by EmilyDickinsonThe BatEveningThe Balloon The Balloon You've seen balloons set, haven't you? So stately they ascend It is as swans discarded you For duties diamond. Their liquid…Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
Resident population and net change Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population, Public Law 94-171 Redistricting Data File. Updated every 10 years. http://factfinder.census.gov.…William Carlile ARNOLD, Congress, PA (1851-1906)
ARNOLD William Carlile , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Luthersburg, Clearfield County, Pa., July 15, 1851; attended the public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; studied…Athelston GASTON, Congress, PA (1838-1907)
GASTON Athelston , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Castile, Wyoming County, N.Y., April 24, 1838; moved with his parents to Crawford County, Pa., in 1854; attended the common schools…Andrew James HICKEY, Congress, IN (1872-1942)
HICKEY Andrew James , a Representative from Indiana; born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., August 27, 1872; attended the public schools of his native city and Buffalo (N.Y.) Law School; was…Trending
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