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Alessandro Manzoni
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Alessandro Manzoni, oil painting by Francesco Hayez; in the Brera Gallery, Milan.
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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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Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.
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Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
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Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
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Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009
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Alessandro Manzoni: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. May 18, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 25, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 03, 2024
Invalidated site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Alessandro Manzoni. May 29, 2021
Add new Web site: All Poetry - Biography of Alessandro Manzoni. Mar 27, 2021
Location of his villa changed from "Brusiglio" to "Brusuglio." May 20, 2016
Added new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Mumps. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Mumps. Feb 06, 2007
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Alessandro Manzoni. Feb 06, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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