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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. by Traditional. Augustus Hoppin's illustration, published in New York, 1866. Genre (s) Nursery rhyme. Publication date. 1805. " One, Two, Buckle My Shoe " is a popular English language nursery rhyme and counting-out rhyme of which there are early occurrences in the US and UK. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11284.
Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, [ 1] was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony ...
Donald Gennaro (played by Martin Ferrero) is eaten by a Tyrannosaurus rex while sitting on the toilet of a destroyed restroom cabin in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park. [27]A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones: in the book A Storm of Swords (2000) from the series written by George R. R. Martin, Tywin Lannister is killed by his son Tyrion while using the toilet.
John Harington (b.c.1529) (father) Isabella Markham (mother) Sir John Harington (4 August 1560 – 20 November 1612), of Kelston, Somerset, England, but born in London, was an English courtier, author and translator popularly known as the inventor of the flush toilet. [ 1] He became prominent at Queen Elizabeth I 's court, and was known as her ...
A Shropshire Lad is a collection of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman, published in 1896.Selling slowly at first, it then rapidly grew in popularity, particularly among young readers.
Annabel Lee at Wikisource. " Annabel Lee " is the last complete poem [ 1] composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. [ 2] The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are envious.
Wee Willie Winkie. "Wee Willie Winkie" is a Scottish nursery rhyme whose titular figure has become popular as a personification of sleep. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13711. Scots poet William Miller (1810-1872), appears to have popularised a pre-existing nursery rhyme, adding additional verses to make up a five stanza poem.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. [ 1] " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1922, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery, personification, and repetition are prominent in the work.