Senate Years of Service: 1879-1879
Party: Democrat HOUSTON George Smith , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., January 17, 1811; moved with his…
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1940-2021, Italian model and jewelry designer, b. Florence, Italy. After
studying interior design and working as an…
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(Encyclopedia) Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English scene designer, producer, and actor. The son of Ellen Terry, Gordon Craig began acting with Henry Irving's Lyceum company (1885–97). Feeling…
(Encyclopedia) Gentile da FabrianoGentile da Fabrianodä fäbrēäˈnō [key]Gentile da Fabriano jāntēˈlā [key], c.1370–1427, Italian painter, one of the outstanding exponents of the elegant international…
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Of water falling into the next round,
Like to that humming which the beehives make…
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That over sea and land thou beatest thy wings,
And throughout Hell thy name is…
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