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For the first time in 30 years, he looked upon his native land. As an exile and one destined never to see Ireland again, Locke was deeply moved by the man's emotional account of his return to the Emerald Isle. The resulting poem has been quoted at parties, conferences, patriotic rallies and in thousands of pubs and hotels over the past 120 years.
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is a poem by American writer Langston Hughes. Hughes wrote the poem when he was 17 years old and was crossing the Mississippi River on the way to visit his father in Mexico. The poem was first published the following year in The Crisis magazine, in June 1921, starting Hughes's literary career. "The Negro Speaks of ...
Gina Lollobrigida raised eyebrows with her famous low-cut dress in 1960. [133] Hollywood actress Helen Talbot said that she was expected to wear falsies while shooting in the 1940s. [ 150 ] At least one British film, The Wicked Lady , had to be partially reshot due to period costumes that were deemed overly revealing.
Dolly Parton’s iconic look -- big hair, big heels and tight low-cut dresses covered in rhinestones or beads — is a big part of her lasting appeal, nearly as important as her vast catalogue of ...
The Mourne Mountains of the title are located in County Down in Northern Ireland. The song is a whimsical look at the styles, attitudes and fashions of late nineteenth-century London as seen from the point of view of an emigrant labourer from a village near the Mourne Mountains. It is written as a message to the narrator's true love at home.
Low-cut pieces! With that in mind, we picked out our 17 current favorite dresses which feature show-stopping, plunging necklines in a handful of styles. Some of these dresses are shorter, some ...
Cutty-sark (18th century Scots for a short chemise or undergarment [1]) is a nickname given to Nannie, [citation needed] a fictional witch created by Robert Burns in his 1791 poem "Tam o' Shanter", after the garment she wore. In the poem, the erotic sight of her dancing in such a short clothing caused the protagonist Tam to cry out "Weel done ...
Nicole Kidman put her own twist on the “naked” trend at the Expats premiere in New York City.. Kidman, 56, graced the Sunday, January 21, red carpet in a skin-baring gown by Versace. While ...