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who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferosity, and all the virtues of Man without his Vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over human Ashes, is but a just tribute to the Memory of Boatswain, a Dog who was born in Newfoundland May 1803 and died at Newstead November 18th ...
In other countries, leaving without saying goodbye is known as a "French exit," "Polish exit," or "leaving the English way." Regardless of the term's birthplace, the Irish exit continues to raise ...
Why You Shouldn't Leave Without Saying Goodbye Always Thank The Host. Tempting though this may be, especially when your hosts are surrounded on all sides, it's essential to say thank you to your ...
"But we coped with the sadness, and we wait for death from one moment to the next." [94] — Mohammad Jawad al Jaza'iri, Iraqi cleric, one of the ringleaders of the anti-British uprising in Najaf (May 1918); final lines of poem written prior to his execution "Don't bother with me. Take care of my good men." [95]
Never say die; Never say never [20] Never tell tales out of school; Never too old to learn; Nine tailors make a man, No friends but the mountains [21] No guts, no glory; No man can serve two masters; No man is an island; No names, no pack-drill; No news is good news; No one can make you feel inferior without your consent; No pain, no gain
Kansas native Clare Harner (1909–1977) first published "Immortality" in the December 1934 issue of poetry magazine The Gypsy [1] and was reprinted in their February 1935 issue. It was written shortly after the sudden death of her brother. Harner's poem quickly gained traction as a eulogy and was read at funerals in Kansas and Missouri.
"Beau", also known as "I’ll Never Forget a Dog Named Beau", [1] is a poem written by American film and stage actor James Stewart. A tribute to Stewart's deceased pet dog, the poem was first recited on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1981, and later published in the 1989 collection Jimmy Stewart and his Poems.
"Because I could not stop for Death" is a lyrical poem by Emily Dickinson first published posthumously in Poems: Series 1 in 1890. Dickinson's work was never authorized to be published, so it is unknown whether "Because I could not stop for Death" was completed or "abandoned". [1] The speaker of Dickinson's poem meets personified Death. Death ...