O’NEALL, John Henry, a Representative from Indiana; born in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., October 30, 1838; was left an orphan when eight years of age and was reared by his grandfather, who…
(Encyclopedia) John the Fearless, 1371–1419, duke of Burgundy (1404–19); son of Philip the Bold. He fought against the Turks at Nikopol in 1396 and was a prisoner for a year until he was ransomed. He…
(Encyclopedia) Capgrave, John, 1393–1464, English author and Augustinian friar. One of the most learned men of his day, he was a distinguished theologian, philosopher, and historian. His writings,…
by John Keats PoemsHyperion: A Fragment If any apology be thought necessary for the appearance of the unfinished poem of Hyperion, the publishers beg to state that they alone are…
O thou whose face hath felt th...On a DreamOde to May Mother of Hermes! and still youthful Maia!
May I sing to thee
As thou wast hymned on the shores of Baiæ?
Or may I woo thee
In earlier…
To -To HomerTo Ailsa Rock Hearken, thou craggy ocean-pyramid,
Give answer by thy voice—the sea-fowls’ screams!
When were thy shoulders mantled in huge streams?
When from the sun was thy…
Lines Rhymed in a Letter from OxfordOver the Hill and Over the DaleModern Love And what is love? It is a doll dress’d up
For idleness to cosset, nurse, and dandle;
A thing of soft…
by John Keats Lines on the Mermaid TavernTo AutumnRobin Hood To a Friend No! those days are gone away,
And their hours are old and gray,
And their minutes buried all
Under the…
(Encyclopedia) Henry II or Henry of TrastámaraHenry IItrăstəmărˈə [key], 1333?–1379, Spanish king of Castile and León (1369–79), illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. After taking part in several…
ST. JOHN Henry , a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington County, Vt., July 16, 1783;
received a limited schooling; served during the War of 1812; moved to Wooster, Ohio, in 1815, to…
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