(Encyclopedia) heredity, transmission from generation to generation through the process of reproduction in plants and animals of factors which cause the offspring to resemble their parents. That like…
(Encyclopedia) Veronese, PaoloVeronese, Paolopäˈōlō vārōnāˈzā [key], 1528–88, Italian painter of the Venetian school. Named Paolo Caliari, he was called Il Veronese from his birthplace, Verona.…
(Encyclopedia) Rodin, AugusteRodin, Augusteōgüstˈ rōdăNˈ [key], 1840–1917, French sculptor, b. Paris. He began his art study at 14 in the Petite École and in the school of Antoine Barye, earning his…
Poetry resources and poetry in the public domain compiled by David Johnson Follow, poet, follow right To the bottom of the night, With your unconstraining voice Still persuade us…
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by Ambrose Bierce RESPLENDENTRESPONSIBILITYRESPOND -v.i. To make answer, or disclose otherwise a consciousness of having inspired an interest in what Herbert Spencer calls "external…
by EmilyDickinsonThe ChariotResurgamXXVIII She went as quiet as the dew
From a familiar flower.
Not like the dew did she return
At the accustomed hour! She dropt as softly as a star
From…
68, Russian president, fired Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin, 47, and the entire cabinet in August. It was the fourth time in 17 months that Yeltsin had ousted Russia's government. He named…
When the lad for longing sighs,
Mute and dull of cheer and pale,
If at death's own door he lies,
Maiden, you can heal his ail.Lovers' ills are all to buy:
The wan look, the hollow tone,…
(Encyclopedia) Milton, John, 1608–74, English poet, b. London, one of the greatest poets of the English language.
Milton's theology, although in the Protestant tradition, is extremely…
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