Maria Clara song- José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso

Realonda widely known as José Rizal June 19, 1861 –

December 30, 1896), was a Filipino
nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish
colonial period of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by
profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the
Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political
reforms for the colony under Spain.He was executed by the Spanish colonial
government for the crime of rebellion after an anti-colonial revolution, inspired in
part by his writings, broke out. Though he was not actively involved in its
planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually led to
Philippine independence.He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of
the Philippines, and is implied but not officially by Philippine law to be one of
the national heroes He was the author of the novels Noli Me Tángere[9] and El
filibusterismo, and a number of poems and essays.

Perfect day- Estrella D. Alfon (July 18, 1917 – December 28,

1983) was a well-known prolific Filipina author who wrote in
English. Because of continued poor health, she could manage
only an A. A. degree from the University of the Philippines. She
then became a member of the U. P. writers club and earned and
was given the privileged post of National Fellowship in Fiction
post at the U. P. Creative Writing Center. She died in the year
1983 at the age of 66.

Sonnet - Francesco Petrarca July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374),

commonly anglicized as Petrarch was an Italian scholar
and poet in Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists.
Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with
initiating the 14th-century Renaissance. Petrarch is often
considered the founder of Humanism In the 16th century, Pietro
Bembo created the model for the modern Italian language based on Petrarch's
works, as well as those of Giovanni Boccaccio, and, to a lesser extent, Dante
Alighieri. Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by
the Accademia della Crusca. Petrarch's sonnets were admired and imitated
throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical
poetry. He is also known for being the first to develop the concept of the "Dark
 Ages.This standing back from his time was possible because he
straddled two worlds—the classical and his own modern day

The Ox - Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci 27 July 1835

– 16 February 1907) was an Italian poet and teacher. He was
very influential and was regarded as the official national poet of
modern Italy. In 1906 he became the first Italian to receive
the Nobel Prize in Literature "not only in consideration of his deep learning and
critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of
style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces".

Knowledge Thyself- Thomas à Kempis, C.R.S.A. (Thomas

van Kempen or Thomas Hemerken or Haemerken, litt. "Hammerkin" (small
hammer); c. 1380 – 25 July 1471 German born who became a canon regular of
the late medieval period in the Netherlands, and the author of The Imitation of
Christ, one of the most popular and best known Christian books on devotion. His
name means Thomas "of Kempen", his hometown, and in German he is known
as Thomas von Kempen. He also is known by various spellings of his family
name: Thomas Haemerken; Thomas Hammerlein; Thomas
Hemerken and Thomas Hämerken.

The soldier boy- Johan Ludvig Runeberg (Swedish: [ˈjuːhan

ˈlʊdvɪɡ ˈrʉːnəbærj]; 5 February 1804 – 6 May 1877) was
a Finno-Swedish lyric and epic poet. He is the national
poet of Finland and the author of the lyrics to Vårt land (Our
Land, Maamme in Finnish) that became the Finnish National
Anthem. Runeberg was also involved in the modernization of
the Finnish Lutheran hymnal and produced many texts for
the new edition
 Pslam a life- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27,
1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator
whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of
Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to
translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and was one of the
five Fireside Poets.Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine,
which was then a part of Massachusetts. He studied
at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became
a professor at Bowdoin and, later, at Harvard College. His first
major poetry collections were Voices of the Night (1839)
and Ballads and Other Poems (1841). Longfellow retired from teaching in 1854,
to focus on his writing, living the remainder of his life in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, in a former Revolutionary War headquarters of George
Washington. His first wife Mary Potter died in 1835, after a miscarriage. His
second wife Frances Appleton died in 1861, after sustaining burns when her
dress caught fire. After her death, Longfellow had difficulty writing poetry for a
time and focused on translating works from foreign languages. He died in 1882.
Longfellow wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often
presenting stories of mythology and legend. He became the most popular
American poet of his day and also had success overseas. He has been criticized,
however, for imitating European styles and writing specifically for the masses.
The ambiton guest- Nathaniel Hawthorne ;
born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864)
was an American novelist, Dark Romantic, and short story
writer.He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, to
Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke
Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only
judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented
of his actions. Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his
name "Hawthorne" in order to hide this relation. He
entered Bowdoin College in 1821, was elected to Phi Beta
Kappa in 1824,[1] and graduated in 1825. Hawthorne
published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828;
he later tried to suppress it, feeling it was not equal to the standard of his later
work.[2] He published several short stories in periodicals, which he collected in
1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The next year, he became engaged to Sophia
Peabody. He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm,
a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple
moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the
Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was published in
1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul
took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860.
Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three
children.Much of Hawthorne's writing centers on New England, many works
featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are
considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark
romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity,
and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity.
His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his college
friend Franklin Pierce.
On his blindeness- John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8
November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of
letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of
England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of
religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for
his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse.
Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions,
a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent
issues and political turbulence of his day. Writing in English,
Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown
within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644)—
written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship—is
among history's most influential and impassioned defences
of free speech and freedom of the press.
William Hayley's 1796 biography called him the "greatest English author", and he
remains generally regarded "as one of the preeminent writers in the English
language", though critical reception has oscillated in the centuries since his death
(often on account of his republicanism). Samuel Johnson praised Paradise
Lost as "a poem which...with respect to design may claim the first place, and with
respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind",
though he (a Tory and recipient of royal patronage) described Milton's politics as
those of an "acrimonious and surly republican".
Song to Celia- Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – 6
August 1637) was an English playwright, poet, actor, and
literary critic of the 17th century, whose artistry exerted a
lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He
popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for
the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone,
or The Fox (c. 1606), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew
Fair (1614) and for his lyric poetry; he is generally regarded as
the second most important English playwright during the reign
of James I after William Shakespeare.Jonson was
a classically educated, well-read and cultured man of the English
Renaissance with an appetite for controversy (personal and political, artistic and
intellectual) whose cultural influence was of unparalleled breadth upon the
playwrights and the poets of the Jacobean era (1603–1625) and of the Caroline
era (1625–1642).
The diamond necklace- Henri René Albert Guy de
Maupassant; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a French
writer, remembered as a master of the short story form, and
as a representative of the naturalist school of writers, who
depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in
disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.Maupassant was
a protégé of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by
economy of style and efficient,
effortless dénouements (outcomes). Many are set during
the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility
of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events
beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. He wrote
some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse.
His first published story, "Boule de Suif" ("Ball of Fat", 1880), is often considered
his masterpiece.

The young reaper- Aleksey Vasilievich Koltsov (October

15, 1809 – October 29, 1842) was a Russian poet who has
been called a Russian Burns. His poems, frequently placed
in the mouth of women, stylize peasant-life songs and
idealize agricultural labour. Koltsov earnestly collected
Russian folklore which strongly influenced his poetry. He
celebrated simple peasants, their work and their lives. Many
of his poems were put to music by such composers
as Dargomyzhsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
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