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Dumouriez, Charles François du Périer
1739–1823
1739–1823
1
The courtiers who surround him have forgotten nothing and learnt nothing.
of Louis XVIII, at the time of the Declaration of Verona, September 1795; quoted by Napoleon in his Declaration to the French on his return from Elba, 1815
The courtiers who surround him have forgotten nothing and learnt nothing.
of Louis XVIII, at the time of the Declaration of Verona, September 1795; quoted by Napoleon in his Declaration to the French on his return from Elba, 1815
Examen impartial d'un Écrit intitulé Déclaration de Louis XVIII
(1795).
Dunbar, Paul Lawrence
1872–1906
1872–1906
1
I know why the caged bird sings!
adopted by Maya Angelou as the title of her autobiography, 1969
I know why the caged bird sings!
adopted by Maya Angelou as the title of her autobiography, 1969
"Sympathy" st. 3.
Dunbar, William
c.
1465–1513
c.
1465–1513
1
Timor mortis conturbat me.
Fear of death troubles me.
Timor mortis conturbat me.
Fear of death troubles me.
"Lament for the Makaris [Makers]"
Duncan, Isadora
1878–1927
1878–1927
1
Adieu, mes amis. Je vais à la gloire.Farewell, my friends. I go to glory.
before her scarf caught in a car wheel, breaking her neck
Adieu, mes amis. Je vais à la gloire.Farewell, my friends. I go to glory.
before her scarf caught in a car wheel, breaking her neck
Mary Desti
Isadora Duncan's End
(1929) ch. 25
Dunlop, Ian
1940–
1940–
1
The shock of the new: seven historic exhibitions of modern art.
The shock of the new: seven historic exhibitions of modern art.
title of book (1972)
Dunn, Douglas
1942–
1942–
1
In a country like this
Our ghosts outnumber us…
My poems should be Clyde-built, crude and sure,
With images of those dole-deployed
To honour the indomitable Reds,
Clydesiders of slant steel and angled cranes.
In a country like this
Our ghosts outnumber us…
"At Falkland Palace" (1988)
My poems should be Clyde-built, crude and sure,
With images of those dole-deployed
To honour the indomitable Reds,
Clydesiders of slant steel and angled cranes.
"Clydesiders" (1974)
Dunne, Sean
1956–97
1956–97
1
The country wears their going like a scar,
Today their relatives save to support and
Send others in planes for the new diaspora.
The country wears their going like a scar,
Today their relatives save to support and
Send others in planes for the new diaspora.
"Letter from Ireland" (1991)
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