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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
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World Poetry Day
Spanish poet and novelist Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616), the author of 'Don Quixote de la Mancha', ca. 1590. An artist's impression since there are no contemporary likenesses of Cervantes.
The Afterlife of Miguel de Cervantes
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
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The Death of Shakespeare
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Title: Senate Square, St. Petersburg, December 14, 1825: repression of the troop mutiny - watercolor by Carl Ivanovitch Kollman, 1825 depicts Decembrist uprising clashing with cavalry, with spectators watching. (new style December 26, 1825) Europe. Saint
8 of the Largest Empires in History
In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.
6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters
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From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl
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The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
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Born May 6, 1881 • Madrid • Spain
Died October 1, 1947 (aged 66) • Madrid • Spain
Notable Works “Canción de cuna” • “Un teatro de arte en España”
Gabre-Medhin Tsegaye
Ethiopian author
Mihály Babits
Hungarian author
Tieck, detail of an oil painting by K. Vogel von Vogelstein, 1834; in the National Gallery, Berlin
Ludwig Tieck
German writer
Christoph Martin Wieland.
Christoph Martin Wieland
German poet
Portrait of poet Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
English author
David Garrick as Richard III
David Garrick
English actor, poet, and producer
Schlegel, August Wilhelm von
August Wilhelm von Schlegel
German scholar and critic
Vajiravudh
Vajiravudh
king of Siam
Robert Armin
English actor
Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt
German writer and translator
Nahum Tate
English writer
Eduard Devrient
German actor
Charlotte Endymion Porter
American editor
Laurence Olivier in a scene from Hamlet
Laurence Olivier
British actor, director, writer, and producer
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance
British actor and director
William Charles Macready
English actor
Peter Brook
Peter Brook
English producer-director
Lamb, Mary Ann; Lamb, Charles
Charles Lamb
British author
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
British actor and director
Harley Granville-Barker, detail of an oil painting by Jacques-Emile Blanche, 1930; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Harley Granville-Barker
British author and producer

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form