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George Oppen
George Oppen was born on April 24, 1908 in New Rochelle, New York. His father, George August Oppenheimer (who later shortened the family’s name to Oppen), was a wealthy diamond merchant; his mother, Elsie, was mentally
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Theological Definition, A
A small room, the varnished floor
Making an L around the bed,
What is or is true as
Happiness
Windows opening on the sea,
The green painted railings of the balcony
Against the rock, the bushes and the sea running
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April 24
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Question:
Whose death occasioned this epitaph from Lord Byron: "Near this spot / are deposited the remains of one / who possessed Beauty without Vanity, / Strength without Insolence, / Courage without Ferocity, / 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 ..."
Answer
Boatswain, Byron's dog.
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