ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, what am I put to when I am put to consider and put off the root, the fuel, the occasion of my sickness? What Hippocrates, what Galen, could show me…
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(Encyclopedia) Day, John, 1574?–1640?, English dramatist. Educated at Cambridge, he was one of Philip Henslowe's group of playwrights, collaborating with Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle, and others. The…
ExpostulationJohn Donne DAVID professes himself dead dog to his king Saul, [1 Sam. 24:15] and so doth Mephibosheth to his king David, [2 Sam. 9:8] and yet David speaks to Saul, and…
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The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis The Ghosts The Death of Kwasind Far and wide among the nations
Spread the name and fame of Kwasind;
No man dared to strive with Kwasind,
No man could…
by JohnKeatsTo Leigh Hunt, Esq.Specimen of an Induction to a Poem"Places of nestling green for Poets made." "Places of nestling green for Poets made." Story of Rimini I stood tip-toe upon…
(Encyclopedia) Root, John Wellborn, 1850–91, American architect, b. Lumpkin, Ga. He worked in New York City with James Renwick and became a partner of D. H. Burnham in Chicago. The firm created the…
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Of your yellow bark, O Birch-tree!
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Tall and stately in…
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