FRAZER Victor O. , a Delegate from Virgin Islands; born in Charlotte Amalie, St.
Thomas, V.I., May 24, 1943; graduated Charlotte Amalie High School; B.A., Fisk
University, 1964; J.D., Howard…
by JohnKeatsTo My Brother GeorgeWritten on the day that Mr. Le...To * * * * * * Had I a man's fair form, then might my sighs
Be echoed swiftly through that ivory shell,
Thine ear, and…
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(Encyclopedia) Porter, Fitz-John, 1822–1901, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Portsmouth, N.H.; nephew of David Porter. He saw service in the Mexican War and was an instructor at West…
(Encyclopedia) Simpson, O. J. (Orenthal James Simpson), 1947–, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heisman Trophy as the…
by JohnKeatsOn Receiving a Curious Shell, ...To HopeTo * * * * Hadst thou liv'd in days of old,
O what wonders had been told
Of thy lively countenance,
And thy humid eyes that dance
In the…
by JohnKeatsEpistlesSleep and PoetrySonnetsTo My Brother GeorgeTo * * * * * *Written on the day that Mr. Leigh Hunt left PrisonHow many bards gild the lapses of time!To a Friend who sent me some…
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