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There are two very widely known quotations in the play; from the opening to the play: Musick has Charms to soothe a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak. [1] The word "breast" is often misquoted as "beast" and "has" sometimes appears as "hath". The lines are probably inspired by Pharsalia, written by Lucan. [2]
The stranger insults Robin, threatening him, and the two engage in a battle of swords. Robin strikes a fierce blow only to have a greater one returned. Impressed, he asks the stranger's identity, and the young man replies he has just killed his father's steward and is seeking refuge in the woods with his uncle, whom some call Robin Hood.
Child's Play is a stage play written by Robert Marasco. It opened on Broadway on 12 February 1970 at the Royale Theatre and ran for 342 performances, closing on 12 December. The play was produced by David Merrick and directed by Joseph Hardy, with settings by Jo Mielziner. The leading roles were taken by Pat Hingle, Fritz Weaver and Ken Howard.
J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern-day retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job.The play is about J.B. (a stand-in for Job), a devout millionaire with a happy domestic life whose life is ruined.
The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. At the age of four and five, boys were sold to clean chimneys, due to their small size. These children were oppressed and had a diminutive existence that was socially accepted at the time.
The Unquiet Grave" is an Irish / English folk song in which a young man's grief over the death of his true love is so deep that it disturbs her eternal sleep. It was collected in 1868 by Francis James Child as Child Ballad number 78. [ 1 ]
Actress Sarah Goldberg, best known for playing Sarah Glass Camden on 7th Heaven, died Saturday, September 27 in her family's Wisconsin home. She was 40. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, she ...
Poems Composed or Suggested during a Tour in the Summer of 1833 1835 By a Retired Mariner, H. H. (A Friend of the Author) 1833 "From early youth I ploughed the restless Main," Poems Composed or Suggested during a Tour in the Summer of 1833 1835 At Bala-Sala, Isle of Man ((supposed to be written by a friend) 1833