IVThe civil world will much forgive
To bards who from its maxims live,
But if, grown bold, the poet dare
Bend his practice to his prayer
And following his mighty heart
Shame the times and…
Director:Terry ZwigoffWriters:Terry Zwigoff and Daniel ClowesUnited Artists; R; 111 minutesRelease:7/01Cast:Thora Birch, Scarlett Johannson, Steve Buscemi American Beauty, for all its elegant…
The National Board of Review, which publishes Films in Review, includes teachers, actors, writers and movie-production workers.Best PictureSense and SensibilityBest ActorNicolas Cage,…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1873
Party: Republican OSBORN Thomas Ward , a Senator from Florida; born in Scotch Plains, Union County, N.J., March 9,
1833; moved to New York in 1842 with his…
A nobleman's toady; one who tries to curry favour with the wealthy and great for the sake of feeding on the crumbs which fall from the rich man's table. A University term. (See above.)…
Crumbs; refuse. (Low German, ort- i.e. what is left after eating.) I shall not eat your orts - i.e. your leavings. “Let him have time a beggar's orts to crave.” Shakespeare: Rape of…
A Year's WindfallsOn the wind of January
Down flits the snow,
Travelling from the frozen North
As cold as it can blow.
Poor robin redbreast,
Look where he comes;
Let him in to feel your…
(Encyclopedia) speleologyspeleologyspēlēŏlˈəjē [key], systematic exploration of caves, popularly called spelunking. It includes the measuring and mapping of caves and reporting on the flora and fauna…
The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 21, 2001.
Record:
“Beautiful Day,” U2
Album:
Two Against Nature, Steely Dan (Giant…
(Encyclopedia) Nietzsche, Friedrich WilhelmNietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelmfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm nēˈchə [key], 1844–1900, German philosopher, b. Röcken, Prussia. The son of a clergyman, Nietzsche studied…
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