Frost, Robert

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A twentieth-century American poet. Three of his best-known poems are “The Road Not Taken,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” (which contains the line “And miles to go before I sleep”), and “Mending Wall” (the source of the line “Good fences make good neighbors”).

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“You can imagine the sound of that gun on a Bronx street,” Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So, in an unusual order (PDF) issued on New Years Day, District Judge Robert Hinkle clarified the issue.
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And yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the last national figure to wield ancient personal authority in an explicitly religious way was Robert F. Kennedy.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

And the Absinthe House has a full list: Other famous imbibers include P.T. Barnum, Oscar Wilde, and General Robert E. Lee.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many had predicted that Robert would devote himself to Mrs. Pontellier when he arrived.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Madame Ratignolle begged Robert to accompany her to the house; she complained of cramp in her limbs and stiffness of the joints.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Robert Fitzgerald received a patent in England for making salt water fresh.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Robert uttered a shrill, piercing whistle which might have been heard back at the wharf.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
In these archipelagos the waters being shallow, the frost was quite intense enough to cool them to the bottom.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne

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