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Statue of Antônio de Castro Alves, Brazil.
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
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Frederick Douglass, between 1880 and 1890; photo by George Kendall Warren.
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Antônio de Castro Alves: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 10, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 21, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jul 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Antônio de Castro Alves. Nov 11, 2011
Image of Castro Alves statue added. Sep 30, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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