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Tag Archives: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Happy Birthday, Emily Brontë: “a solitude-loving raven, no gentle dove”
“My sister Emily loved the moors. Flowers brighter than the rose bloomed in the blackest of the heath for her; — out of a sullen hollow in a livid hill-side, her mind could make an Eden. She found in the … Continue reading
“For I am of the seed of the WELCH WOMAN and speak the truth from my heart.” — Christopher Smart
“For in my nature I quested for beauty, but God, God hath sent me to sea for pearls.” — Christopher Smart, from “Jubilate Agno” Christopher Smart, born on this day in 1722, spent over 10 years of his life locked … Continue reading
The Books: Lewis Carroll: A Biography, by Morton N. Cohen
Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on this shelf is Lewis Carroll: A Biography, by Morton N. Cohen “He has passed an excellent examination just now in mathematics, exhibiting at times an illustration of that love of precise argument, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Biography, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, England, Lewis Carroll
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