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  • Obrecht seems to have had a succession of short appointments, many ... at the invitation of Duke Ercole d'Este I of Ferrara, and again in 1505 ...
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  • widely read twentieth century collection of short stories in Russia. Bunin ... In 1891, he published his first short story, "Country Sketch ...
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  • 1923) was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction. She was born into ... of Karori. Later on Mansfield said "I imagine I was always writing ...
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  • novel, she was primarily known for her short story, "The Lottery ... I very much dislike writing about myself or my work, and when pressed ...
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  • His descendant, Stephen I of Hungary, canonized as Saint Stephen, ... J. DeKornfeld (trans.), Transylvania, A Short History (Budapest, HU: Corvina ...
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  • eventually collected in All: The Collected Short Poems, 1923-1964 (1971). ... when the poet died in 1978. His Complete Short Poetry appeared in 1991. ...
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  • of international literary fame that was cut short by his early death. ... Moore's most famous works include a short story entitled, "Violets ...
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  • 039;Look at me, observe me, my son Tuthmosis. I am your father, Horemakhet ... of his life prior to his death. This explains his short rule. ...
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  • and cartoons about his experience, Caught Short! A Saga of Wailing Wall Street ... had previously appeared in a number of short films and two features in ...
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  • written in the twentieth-century, and her short, lyrical poems are unrivaled ... poem is too long to quote in full, but a short excerpt from its memorable ...
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  • did not prevent his imprisonment. King James I of England did not approve ... works: an argument for Arminianism (A short and plain proof, by the word ...
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  • international acclaim for his novels and short stories. His stories prominently ... Malamud began actively writing short stories in 1941 and in 1943 he ...
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  • as the "father of the Japanese short story." Akutagawa wrote ... a newspaper. In 1914, he published his short story Rashōmon, the tale ...
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  • but fail to actually achieve that status—i.e. they are invalid deductive ... If the rain produced an electrical short in my car, that would explain ...
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  • Pope Lucius I was a mid-third century pope who reigned for slightly ... and another upon on his banishment. In a short time, presumably when Valerian ...
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  • take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through ... |rowspan="2"| 1957 || Short-Cut to Hell || (in pre-credits ...
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  • The Lais of Marie de France are a series of twelve short narrative ... quot; ("The Honeysuckle"), a short composition about Tristan ...
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  • of his day, tanka (or mijikauta, 'short poems') and choka (or ... and "I Loved Her Like the Leaves". ==Life== [[Image:Hyakuninisshu ...
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  • Schiller by a German pedagogue, Levy, and a short time after, in 1828, he entered ... the Arseniev house for good, and died a short time later. His father's ...
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  • numerous literary weeklies…“ but “...I was distinctly not a clever ... job. In 1917, when the U.S. entered World War I, he enlisted in the Canadian ...
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  • Given such a short window of opportunity to find success and the tremendous ... the finest tennis players and tennis brains I ever encountered, and I underestimated ...
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  • if she would see her son by saying 'I think I know how best to avoid ... and its effect on her writing: "I was just a little worried, ...
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  • * Webb, Philip Carteret. A Short Account of Danegeld With Some Further Particulars Relating to Will. the Conqueror's Survey. London, 1756 ...
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  • of women's studies in the 1970s. Her short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper ... She began to earn a living through publication of her poetry and short ...
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  • March 13, 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 ... by the Austrian government during World War I (first in Maribor and later ...
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  • Johann Strauss I (German: Johann Strauß) born in Vienna (March 14 ... Strauss typically opened his pieces with a short introduction with little ...
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  • – January 27, 1940) was a Soviet journalist, playwright, and short ... To get to the preparatory class of Nicolas I Odessa Commercial School ...
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  • returned to Athens at the invitation of Hiero I of Syracuse, but soon left ... the distinction between the long and short vowels (ε, η, ο, ω), ...
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  • was an Irish American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer, who is generally ... in the 1890s who came of age during World War I and were overwhelmingly disillusioned ...
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  • an American author who wrote many plays and short stories about growing up ... as an office manager. A few of his early short articles were published in ...
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  • he fell in love frequently and over a very short period was married five times ... Revolution of 1917, Russia exited World War I. Believing that the revolution ...
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  • and Svartbäcken, 1877), a set of short stories depicting Uppsala ... *"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven& ...
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  • With the defeat of Germany in World War I, the monarchy was abandoned ... at least tentatively, to be "Charles I, king of Finland and Karelia ...
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  • a nineteenth-century American novelist and short story writer. He is recognized ... the Puritan experience in his novels and short stories. The direct descendant ...
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  • author of highly experimental novels and short stories who is considered ... Plural (issue 44, Mexico City, 5/1975) "I spent my childhood in a haze ...
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  • James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was a novelist ... Wright and Baldwin became friends for a short time and Wright helped him ...
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  • Among the many songs he popularized were "You Made Me Love You ... *Hollywood Snapshots No. 11 (1929) (short subject) *Sonny Boy (1929) (Cameo) ...
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  • July 2, 1961) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works ... for his manner of writing: "Use short sentences. Use short first ...
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  • Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937) (short subject) ... *March of Time: The Movies Move On (1939) (short subject) ...
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  • in 1703, when the death of his patron cut short his term abroad. For a short ... *Nathan Hale's valediction: "I regret that I have but one ...
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  • long, while the warriors trimmed theirs short). The term is drawn directly ... with the victories of his son Childeric I (reigned c. 457 – 481) against ...
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  • 38 days before his sudden death following a short illness. In fact, dying before ... rebellion under Henry's father, John I to whom they had presented ...
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  • with Boche shells; The marvelous forest where I live is giving a ball." ... He fought in World War I and, in 1916, received a serious shrapnel ...
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  • But I felt in Georgia and on the east coast generally very squeezed ... In addition to her collected short stories and poetry, Walker's ...
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  • Thérèse of Lisieux, a Carmelite nun whose short life and simplicity of faith ... *There will never be any separation between our souls. I will live in Him. ...
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  • three kings, Philip, Cassander, and Ptolemy I Soter. One of his pupils was ... His dying words were a lament that human life was too short, ending ...
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  • had the loosest game of any good kid I ever saw. There was absolutely ... and a 79-5 record. Because he had fallen short of the Grand Slam, he delayed ...
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  • Pepin the Short or Pippin (714 – September 24, 768), often known ... of the Romans). As life expectancies were short in those days, and Pepin ...
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  • author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. Among the enduring ... to 1921, with time off to serve in World War I. However, the agency's ...
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  • Grossman began writing short stories while studying at Moscow State ... "In 1946... I met some close friends, an Ingush and a Balkar ...
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  • literary output was rather small in his short life, he is nonetheless a ... :There did I learn out of a grate, :For all favour, glory, or might, ...
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  • the father of the modern epigram; his short, witty poems—1,561 in all—provide ... would not allow them to die a natural death (i. 113). From his correspondence ...
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  • Miranda up to her feet as she laughed, "I'm all out of breath!" ... to make to it. Durante wrote, "Before I can say gaziggadeegasackeegazobbath ...
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  • centimeters (29 inches). Their bodies are short (of comparable size to a ... The legs of a toucan are strong and rather short. They have zygodactyl ...
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  • Holocaust survivor and author of memoirs, short stories, poems, and novels ... The Periodic Table is a collection of short pieces, mostly episodes from ...
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  • 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910). O. Henry short stories are known for wit ... and politics and included Porter's short stories and sketches. Although ...
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  • raised a large family but was perpetually short of money; he drank heavily ... :I hold it true, whate'er befall; :I feel it when I sorrow most; ...
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  • English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. He was hugely popular ... *A House to Let (1858), a short story co-written with Charles Dickens ...
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  • of Nashville's best musicians. Jimmy Short, his first guitarist in the ... box and remark to their girlfriends, "I can sing better than him." ...
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  • Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals, with short stints at several other clubs. ... to Williams, "If he says that to me, I'm going to cry." ...
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  • wrote ten novels, two collections of short stories and over 500 poems ... throughout the decade and a collection of short stories called Revenge of ...
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  • other nitrogenous chemicals. During World War I, this method kept the German ... direction of his career, but worked for a short time with Ludwig Knorr at ...
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  • Even though Cuauhtémoc's rule was short and was almost completely ... and Cuauhtémoc said, "Do you think I am in a bath or pleasure?" ...
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  • can be divided into three formal parts: 60 short poems in varying meters, ... The ancient Roman concept of virtus (i.e. of virtue, proved by triumphs ...
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  • to exist because of the top quark's short lifetime. (The rules do not ... the four isospin projections of the isospin value I =  ...
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  • Though short, the letter describes a fascinating set of circumstances ... for the writer threatens that "If I come, I will draw attention ...
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  • the wife of the Hasmonean king Aristobulus I. On Aristobulus' death ... ben Shetach. Her husband, Judah Aristobulus I, was the eldest of the five ...
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  • All Bill and I wanted to make was feature films. Making a feature ... One of the things that I really loved about the festival in the early ...
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  • primary sources of information exist: 1) short prologues and epilogues attached ... Largely identical in form, these short excerpts describe Buddhaghosa ...
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  • most beloved authors. A writer of poetry, short-stories, and more than twenty ... spent most of her day writing poetry and short-stories, and trying to get ...
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  • Almost all vipers have keeled scales, a stocky build with a short ... and Gutberlet 2004). The tail can be very short, such as in rattlesnakes ...
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  • to die in office. His last words were "Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask ...
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  • and some artistic sense—which sense I propose to develop in myself ... His first writings were in Russian, consisting of nine short novels ...
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  • King David II of Scotland succeeded his father, Robert I better known ... #039;s verdict is less charitable, "In short, David was a weak and incapable ...
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  • Since my life as a prisoner has begun I have heard the teachings of ... Army volunteers at Fort Sill during World War I. They reportedly stole Geronimo ...
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  • in Canossa, Italy, she sent a message to Otto I, the most powerful man in Europe ... She died on December 16, 999, only days short of the millennium she thought ...
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  • had been in communication with Emperor Justin I of Constantine, a Christian ... adding commentaries; this effort was cut short, but his translations of ...
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  • winning Polish born American writer of both short stories and novels. He wrote ... Carr, "My Uncle Itzhak: A Memoir of I. B. Singer," Commentary ...
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  • Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian ... #039;s use of the word "unked." I can't find any other word ...
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  • him from a career in the clergy. For a short time Lamb worked in the office ... :I SAW where in the shroud did lurk :A curious frame of Nature's work; ...
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  • the Harvard reference. For example: "For I must love because I live / ... Standards Institution and involves a short reference (Smith, 2000) being ...
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  • M. Young film of Miguel Piñero's play Short Eyes. During the late 1970s ... quot; for his debut LP on the song "I'm Shady." Rapper ...
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  • I am honoured to represent our industry as President of the newly ... given for achievements in non-feature and short films, film production (with ...
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  • with Theodorus, she asked, “do I appear to you to have come ... Diogenes Laertius credits him with a short poem and several philosophic ...
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  • but he left a large number of Abhangas (short devotional poems), of which ... illusions of a mirage. One has to spend a short space of time here like the ...
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  • famous portrait of Uncle Sam is the "I WANT YOU" Army recruiting ... of the Freedom Fighters. There was also a short-lived cartoon in the 1980s ...
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  • In the summer the Byzantine Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos sent troops under ... During his short reign the Byzantine emperor Alexander (r. 912–913 ...
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  • experience. In so doing, Hafez elevated his short, simple verses to the level ... :I have never seen any poetry sweeter than thine, O Hafez, ...
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  • normal, colorless liquid and is called helium I. When cooled below the lambda ... substance, a million times that of helium I and several hundred times that ...
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  • weasel, Mustela erminea, characterized by a short, black-tipped tail, a long ... by a long, slim body, long neck, short legs, rounded ears, and medium ...
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  • Arlene was killed instantly. Only thirteen short weeks later, Chuck O'Connor ... were in the family you appeared in the act. I loved vaudeville. The live ...
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  • I. . .devoted myself to endless labour and Anxiety if not to infamy ... more, which were. . .all the pecuniary Reward I ever had for fourteen or fifteen ...
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  • Rhythm" and "The Man I Love." This was followed ... Gershwin stayed in France for a short period of time where he wrote ...
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  • perhaps the foremost modern writer of the short story. His technique, which ... Chekhov is best known in modern-day Russia for his several hundred ...
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  • with the tragic circumstances of his short life. Keats succumbed to ... religion, writing to a friend in 1817, "I am certain of nothing but of ...
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  • the other for her husband, Leonard: "I feel certain that I am going ... Great War England. Constructed out of two short stories that Woolf had previously ...
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  • [[Image:Men hur kommer man in i berget, frågade tomtepojken.jpg|thumb ... in Norse mythology. Humanoid in form, but short and stocky, they are connected ...
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  • Polonnaruwa Kingdom, the king Parākramabāhu I designed and built the city ... as a powerful dynasty goes to Parākramabāhu I. Resisting the powerful Chola ...
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  • in the use of "long" and "short" vowel sounds. The Ionic ... are commonly associated with his name. Two short hymns to Artemis and Dionysus ...
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  • Persia in 276–293. He was the son of Bahram I (273–276). During his reign ... to religious minorities whereas Bahram I's brother, who expected ...
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