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- the dead season
- by ohlala007
- in ohlala007.blog.co.uk
- 3 days old
- ***Freud is not right. . .*** “Life is full of surprises”, I am not one of those who think so. I believe that life is full of obstacles, which I have to overcome--which I do, and which makes me be one of those who never get bored. I am the one who never gets bored. How many your friends can say this? Can you say this? Every time, getting up in... more
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- LOVE AND SLEEP
- by kendrive
- in poemsandprose.blog.co.uk
- 7 days old
- Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) was a Victorian era English poet. Swinburne's father was an admiral, and his mother was a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Ashburnham. He attended Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, which he left in 1860 without taking a degree. There he met William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti and was... more
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- SEE IT IN THE FLAMES
- by kendrive
- in poemsandprose.blog.co.uk
- 8 days old
- I am coming towards the end of my alphabet of Victorian poets and today we move on to the letter 'S' with Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894). He will be best known to most of you as the author of "Treasure Island" (1883), a tale of piracy, buried treasure and adventure, which was his first major success. He also wrote "The Strange Case of Dr... more
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- my fandom is older
- by ohlala007
- in ohlala007.blog.co.uk
- 10 days old
- JULY 10, 138 -- Emperor Hadrian (reigned AD 117-138) dies at the age of sixty-two and one half. “Animula vagula, blandula, hospes comesque corporis, quae nunc abibis in loca pallidula, rigida, nudula, nec, ut soles, dabis iocos.” [“Little spirit, gentle and wandering, companion and guest of the body, in what place will you now abide, pale, stark... more
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- THERE'S A BREATHLESS HUSH IN THE CLOSE TONIGHT
- by kendrive
- in poemsandprose.blog.co.uk
- 13 days old
- In an era of Victorian propriety and emphasis on the seriousness of the protestant work ethic, Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) exemplified and championed both characteristics in both his writing and in deed. Eminently respectable, Newbolt was a lawyer, novelist, playwright and magazine editor. Above all, he was a poet who championed the virtues... more
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- Christmas 2007
- by Underline
- in underlineoverthehill.blog.co.uk
- 25 days old
- And another from my wonderful Mum Christmas 2007 Another Christmas brings another task This time we had to make a mask. The table was ready we took our places. And had a laugh at the assorted faces, Some held on a stick some with a band The strangest tablemates in the land It might be a little quieter this year, Some had lost someone dear... more
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- ADA CAMBRIDGE
- by kendrive
- in poemsandprose.blog.co.uk
- 35 days old
- In 'Victorian Poets' I am moving on to the letter 'C' - and the first in my list is Ada Cambridge. "Ada WHO?" you ask. Yes, I know - I hadn't heard of her either. Ask any Australian though and he will probably claim that she is one of their national treasures This is because, although she was born in England, she emigrated 'down under' at the... more
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- THE BROWNINGS (2)
- by kendrive
- in poemsandprose.blog.co.uk
- 36 days old
- Yesterday Elizabeth Barrett Browning - today her husband Robert. The following is an extract from a biography at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (You can read the full article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Browning) Browning was born in Camberwell,[1] a suburb of London, England, on May 7, 1812, the first son of Robert and Sarah Anna... more
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- the roses of Paestum
- by ohlala007
- in ohlala007.blog.co.uk
- 36 days old
- “For the hours of thy happiness are over and joy is not gathered twice in a life, as the roses of Paestum twice in a year.” (Edgar Allan Poe) in this issue-- Ancient Pages at Revue_Blanche Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is not my favorite artist, I only appreciate his etchings Vedute--the impressive Views of Rome and views of... more
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- Books For Sale! At Blurb.com
- by dippydaydream
- in basslinesandacousticrhymes.blog.co.uk
- 36 days old
- So why have I been having sleepless nights and nocturnal tendencies? I've been busy building some books ready to publish at Blurb.com, I have constructed a whole entire poetry book and 3 photo books and hope in the near future to get a few copies, you can buy one or many, personally I want just a few copies of each for my own use, but you can... more
