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Thomas D’Arcy McGee
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee, c. 1862
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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
The United States pavilion, World's Fair, Montreal, by Buckminster Fuller built n 1967. The structure is now known as the Montreal Biosphere and houses an environmental museum inside the original geodesic dome. Reflection
11 Architectural Wonders to Visit in Canada 
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Banff National Park. Aerial view of Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Aerial perspective.
Canada: 10 Claims to Fame
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Citizen Journalists
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Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
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Born April 13, 1825 • Ireland
Died April 7, 1868 (aged 42) • Ottawa • Canada

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Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff
Canadian political leader
Robert Guy Choquette
Canadian writer
Bibaud, engraving
Michel Bibaud
French-Canadian author
George Grant
Canadian philosopher
Mackenzie, William Lyon
William Lyon Mackenzie
Canadian journalist and revolutionary
Adrienne Clarkson
Canadian statesman, author, and television personality
Brown, George
George Brown
Canadian journalist and politician
Hincks, Sir Francis
Sir Francis Hincks
Canadian journalist and politician
A.M. Klein
Canadian poet
Lampman, 1891
Archibald Lampman
Canadian poet
Bourassa, portrait by an unknown artist, c. 1910
Henri Bourassa
Canadian politician and journalist
Joseph Roberts Smallwood
Canadian politician
Ringuet
French-Canadian writer
William Kirby.
William Kirby
Canadian writer
Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service
Canadian writer
Thomas Osborne Davis, detail of an engraving
Thomas Osborne Davis
Irish author
Isabella Valancy Crawford, lithograph
Isabella Valancy Crawford
Canadian poet
Blake, Edward
Edward Blake
Canadian statesman
William Henry Drummond
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Jacques Parizeau
Canadian politician

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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
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
Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry