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Shakespeare in Love: The Dark Lady and the Late Sonnets
Everyone from the Queen to a local whore has been suggested as the so-called "dark lady" of Shakespeare's later sonnets. Little evidence gives any idea of her identity, but perhaps she was not a Londoner at all, but a homely, country woman left behind in Stratford.
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Cher -- The Dark Lady
With sequins and revealing outfits, Cher brings her music to life. Her childhood has made her a determined and exacting actress with talents that have amazed us all.
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The Dark Lady of Doona
Brief account of the life and legend of Grace O'Malley, Irish pirate of the sixteenth century.
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Fantasy Trilogy: Ill Met by Moonlight
William Shakespeare discovers that his wife and daughter are kidnapped by the Fairy King, he finds an unexpected ally in Quicksilver, the king's exiled brother.
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Seven New Titles: Something for Everybody
Reviews of seven new books
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Shakespeare Sonnet 126
Sonnet 126 is a problem; it is not technically a sonnet. It has only 12 lines, six rimed couplets. It is located between the "young man" and the "dark lady" sonnets.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 127
Sonnet 127 begins the "Dark Lady" series of the Shakespeare sonnets.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 131
Even as he defends her physical beauty, the beguiled speaker in sonnet 131 introduces the notion of the ugly "deeds" of which the dark lady persona proves capable.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 133
In sonnet 133, the speaker bemoans the fact that the cruel lady has not only captured his heart but also his Muse, that is, his other self who creates his poems.
shakespeare sonnet 133 beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan me from myself thy cruel eye hath taken dark lady muse

Shakespeare Sonnet 137
Sonnet 137 dramatizes the speaker's musing, primarily through questions, about the oft-disjointed consequences of what the eye sees and what the heart believes.
sonnet 137 thou blind fool love what dost thou to mine eyes dark lady if eyes corrupt by over-partial looks lust

Shakespeare Sonnet 19
In Sonnet 19, the speaker personifies and challenges Time to devastate his art as he does all living creatures as they age; then he declares that Time cannot do so.
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Our Lady of Darkness
But for a Fafhrd & Grey Mouser story, this F&SF masterpiece by SFWA's Grand Master of urban horror was his last ; Jack London, Ambrose Bierce and others in San Francisco
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Shakespeare Sonnet 134
The speaker in sonnet 134 descends into a vulgar discussion, lamenting the sexual attraction he suffers because of the lustful lady.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 136
As with sonnet 135, the speaker continues his word play by punning his pseudonymic nickname, Will, as he dramatizes his lust for the alluring dark lady.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 139
In sonnet 139, again addressing the "dark lady," the speaker bemoans and condemns her infidelity, as the tension grows between his desire and his intelligence.
shakespeare sonnet 139 dark lady o! call not me to justify the wrong tell me thou lovest elsewhere; but in my sight let me excuse thee: ah! my love well knows

Shakespeare Sonnet 140
The speaker suffers from his conscious denial: he knows the "dark lady" is not true to him, but his infatuation with her causes him to ask her to feign fidelity.
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What's In a Name? The Story of the Missing Man, Shakespeare
Who was Shakespeare, and where can we find him? Scholars and historians have looked at scant historical facts for years, but perhaps there's a better place that shows us the very soul of Shakespeare.
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Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber
A novel of 'quiet horror' that's been filmed with actors such as Lon Chaney in the 1944 Weird Woman and Peter Wyngarde in the Charles Beaumont-scripted Night of the Eagle
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Shakespeare Sonnet 152
Sonnet 152 is the final sonnet that directly addresses the "dark lady"; it is quite fitting that it closes with the same complaint he has long issued against the woman.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 154
Paraphrasing sonnet 153, sonnet 154 pairs up with its predecessor to bring down the curtain on this drama of unfulfilled love ("lust") between speaker and mistress.
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Shakespeare Sonnets 153
Sonnet 153 alludes to Roman mythology through the characters of Cupid, god of love, and Diana, goddess of the hunt.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : Beyond the Stage and Sonnet
William Shakespeare---one of the most passionate poets and playrights in the world. He found passion on the page, but how did his true-life romances fare?
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Shakespeare Sonnet 149
In sonnet 149, the speaker poses six questions to the "dark lady," trying still to establish her reason for the constant cruelty she metes out to him who adores her so.
shakespeare sonnet 149 canst thou o cruel! say i love thee not who hateth thee that i do call my friend what merit do i in myself respect but love hate on for now i know thy mind

Aemilia Lanyer: Redeeming Women Through Faith & Poetry (pt. 1)
This provides an introduction to the life and writings of the English renaissance poet Aemilia Lanyer.
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Chaos Comics' Evil Ernie: Youth Gone Wild
Chaos Comics' original flagship character, Evil Ernie, gets his start in the down and dirty trade paperback that's sure to please the bloodthirsty horror fan.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 132
In sonnet 132, the speaker dramatizes the dark lady's "pretty ruth," likening her "mourning" eyes to the sun in the morning and then in the evening.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 141
The speaker taunts the "dark lady" demeaning her looks, decrying her ability to attract him physically, yet insisting that he foolishly remains in her clutches.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 150
The speaker of the "dark lady" sonnets has become addicted to this form of poetic rhetoric, employing it often, posing four questions in the quatrains of sonnet 150.
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Shakespeare Sonnet 151
The speaker studies the nature of "conscience" and "lust" and dramatizes the affect of lust on his other self that rises and falls through conscienceless motivation.
shakespeare sonnet 151 love is too young to know what conscience is for thou betraying me i do betray conscience love

Louise Brooks
Short biography of the 1920s actress known for her captivating beauty, style and intelligence.
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Christmas Flower Time in Australia
I hope that we lucky ones will extend the warmth and happiness we feel to those who have no homes, no gardens in which to find comfort

Mixtape – New Classic Rock Songs for Summer
While cruising around in the summer to classic rock radio is both familiar and fun, hearing the same songs repeatedly can become tiresome.
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