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Jakob Daniel Du Toit
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
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poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).
World Poetry Day
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Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.
What Is the Emoluments Clause?
Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg
Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game
US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.
Timeline of the 2000s
Human Cannibalism; Johannes Lerii's account of the description of the method the Indians use for "barbecuing" human flesh. Nude Indians barbecuing and eating parts of human bodies; Theodor de Bry.
Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories
Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan
6 Animals That Eat Their Mates
Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant
7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World

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Also Known As Totius
Born February 21, 1877 • Paarl • South Africa
Died July 1, 1953 (aged 76) • Pretoria • South Africa
Breytenbach, Breyten
Breyten Breytenbach
South African author
Uys Krige
South African dramatist
C. Louis Leipoldt
South African writer
Stephanus Jacobus du Toit
South African politician
Dennis Brutus
South African author
Plomer
William Plomer
South African writer
André Philippus Brink
André Philippus Brink
South African author
Mazisi Kunene
South African author
S.E.K. Mqhayi
South African poet and novelist
Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali
South African poet
Guy Butler
South African author
Kgositsile, Keorapetse
Keorapetse Kgositsile
South African poet
F.T. Prince
South African-born poet
Roy Campbell
South African poet
Stuart Cloete
South African writer
Thomas Pringle, engraving by William Finden
Thomas Pringle
Scottish-South African poet
Daniel François Malherbe
South African writer
Farkas Bolyai
Hungarian mathematician and writer
Antal
Indian poet
John Banim
Irish author

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry