George Moore

The Irish novelist and man of letters George Moore was born in County Mayo on February 24, 1852. His parents, George and Mary, were aristocrats who owned a large estate and a mansion named Moore Hall. Young George

Sonnet

by George Moore (1852–1933)

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Idly she yawned, and threw her heavy hair

Across her flesh-filled shoulders, called the maid,

And slipped her sweet blonde body out of bed,

Searching her slippers in the wintry air.

The fire shed over all a sullen glare,—

Then in her bath she sponged from foot to head,

Her body, arms, breasts, thighs, and things unsaid,

Powdered and dried herself with delicate care.

Then Zoë entered with Figaro,

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What New England poet and philosopher was integral in launching Walt Whitman's career?

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Ralph Waldo Emerson. Whitman, as an unknown poet, sent Emerson a copy of his manuscript. Emerson wrote back glowingly: "I greet you at the beginning of a great career." Whitman printed that quotation on the spine of the second edition of Leaves of Grass (without asking Emerson's permission). The endorsement considerably boosted Whitman's credibility.

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