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Thomas Nicoll Hepburn (21 April 1861 – 1 September 1930) was a Scottish poet and author who wrote under the pseudonym of Gabriel Setoun.He wrote poems such as 'Jack Frost', 'Romance' and 'The World's Music.' [1] He also wrote novels in the 'Kailyard school' style such as Barncraig and Robert Urquhart (1896).
Jack Frost is traditionally said to leave the frosty, fern-like patterns on windows on cold winter mornings (window frost or fern frost) and nipping the extremities in cold weather. Over time, window frost has become far less prevalent in the modern world due to the advance of double-glazing , but Jack Frost remains a well-known figure in ...
Handwritten version of 'Happiness Makes Up in Height For What It Lacks in Length' by Robert Frost. Found inscribed in a Robert Frost book in the Special Collections Library at Duke University. Date of signature in the book predates formal release in publication of the poem. The Gift Outright; The Most of It; Come In; All Revelation [2] A ...
"The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, [1] and later published as the first poem in the 1916 poetry collection, Mountain Interval. Its central theme is the divergence of paths, both literally and figuratively, although its interpretation is noted for being ...
Old Man Winter is sharpening his icicles, and it's time to fortify your home against his chilly assault. We've gathered 18 genius tips that'll turn your humble abode into an impenetrable fortress ...
Frost on his 85th birthday. Robert Frost was an American poet born in San Francisco, California, in 1874. His poems were initially published in the United Kingdom before being published in the United States. He was a four time recipient of Pulitzer Prize, and was widely referred as an esteemed poet. [2]
Thomas Nicoll Hepburn (wrote as Gabriel Setoun, 1861–1930), poet and novelist; W. N. Herbert (b. 1961), poet (in English and Scots) Jeanie Hering (1846–1928), children's writer, playwright; Robert Heron (1764–1807), historian and geographer; William Maxwell Hetherington (1803–1865), poet, historian and Free Church of Scotland minister
A version of Old Man Winter named Father Winter appears in Jack Frost, voiced by Paul Frees. He serves as the boss of Jack Frost and his co-workers. In The Simpsons episode "Mr. Plow", Abe plays the role of Old Man Winter in the Mr. Plow commercial, where he filled the Simpsons' driveway with snow and then gets beaten up by Homer, aka Mr. Plow.