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Tag Archives: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
A Poem by Robert Browning on His Birthday
Robert Browning born on May 7, 1812 in Camberwell, a middle-class suburb of London. He was the only son of Robert Browning, a clerk in the Bank of England, and a devoutly religious German-Scotch mother, Sarah Anna Wiedemann Browning, who … Continue reading →
Tulips: A Celebration of Beauty
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Shiny new tulip beds of different shapes and dyes, bending beneath the invisible west-wind’s sighs.” – Thomas Moore “Here are the tulips, budded and full-blown, their swoops and dips, their gloss, and poses, the satin of their darks.” … Continue reading →
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ON THIS DAY: March 6, 2020
March 6th is European Day of the Righteous Oreo Cookie Day * Frozen Food Day * Day of the Dude Dentist’s Day White Chocolate Cheesecake Day Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day *_____________________________________ MORE! Ella P. Stewart, Mary Wilson and … Continue reading →
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ON THIS DAY: March 6, 2019
March 6th is Oreo Cookie Day * Frozen Food Day * National Dentist’s Day White Chocolate Cheesecake Day European Day of the Righteous Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day * __________________________________________ MORE! Sarah Wambaugh, Mary Wilson and Berta Cáceres, click
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ON THIS DAY: March 6, 2018
March 6th is Sofia Kovalevskaya Math Day * Fun Facts About Names Day Oreo Cookie Day * Frozen Food Day * White Chocolate Cheesecake Day __________________________________________ MORE! Sarah Caldwell, Jean Seaton and Berta Cáceres, click
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ON THIS DAY: September 12, 2017
September 12th is Chocolate Milkshake Day Video Games Day Day of Encouragement * Police Woman’s Day * U.N. Day for South-South Cooperation * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Henry Hudson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Jesse Owens, click
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ON THIS DAY: March 6, 2017
March 6th is Sofia Kovalevskaya Math Day Day of The Dude * Fun Facts About Names Day Oreo Cookie Day * Frozen Food Day * White Chocolate Cheesecake Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Michelangelo, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Ho Chi Minh, click
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Tagged Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Giuseppe Verdi, Ho Chi Minh, Michelangelo, Ring Lardner, Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, Sofia Kovalevskaya
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Three Poems for a Friend Who Lost Her Beloved Husband
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Whenever I face difficult times in my life…or suffer a great loss, I always turn to poetry. Reading poetry has helped me to cope with grief and tribulation. The beloved husband of a friend passed away … Continue reading →
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