Robert Herrick
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English
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“I do not love to wed, / Though I do like to woo,” wrote Robert Herrick, who died as a bachelor. His lyrical poetry, though containing many Classical allusions, is fresh and simple. The author of many love poems, he writes advice to virgins and descriptions of the type of mistress he desires.
John Donne, in contrast to Herrick, is the type of poet who married the woman he loved even though it meant having to go to jail because of his disapproving...
John Donne, in contrast to Herrick, is the type of poet who married the woman he loved even though it meant having to go to jail because of his disapproving...
3) Scalped!
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English
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A white woman raised by the Comanche is raped & her family and workers murdered by a gang of recently released convicts. Left for dead she is rescued by an old prospector. She claims an Indian Blood Rite & hunts them down one by one & kills them.
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English
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The Gospel of Freedom by Robert Herrick is a thought-provoking novel that delves into the complexities of race, religion, and social justice in America during the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South, the story follows the lives of two protagonists: David, a white preacher, and John, a black sharecropper. As they navigate the turbulent waters of racial segregation and discrimination, their paths intersect in unexpected...
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English
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These works are to establish the credibility that the darker side of things exists in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. Good doesn't always conquer evil, and evil can exist in many ways from a simple mistake to worldwide calamity. There is a dark side in everything, and a short, good read may show you how. I offer this to you. Enjoy.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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Colonel Pyncheon does well in denouncing Old Matthew: he founds a New England dynasty and builds a remarkable mansion; but on its opening day he is found dead, slaked in his own blood. By 1840, that dynasty is almost spent; amid the dust and decay of the Seven Gables, Clifford and Hepzibah believe in their own continued nobility as much as they believe in the mysterious curse still tracking the Pyncheons. After 30 years in prison for a murder he did...
14) Waste
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Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Pub. Date
[1924]
Language
English
Description
"An attack on Mammon worship in American life." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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The second volume of 'The Complete Poetry of Robert Herrick' breaks new ground by publishing the 59 surviving manuscript poems by which Herrick was known for most of his life. This volume provides the scores and notes on the nature of performance of all of his songs for which contemporary settings survive.
18) Poems
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Series
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
[©1967]
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems by William Herrick, a 17th century English poet.