Showing posts with label Percy Bysshe Shelley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Percy Bysshe Shelley. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Percy Bysshe Shelley died 187 years ago

Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on August 4, 1792 in Horsham, England. He wrote the play Prometheus Unbound. Mr. Shelley died on July 8, 1822 in Viareggio, Italy.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Percy Bysshe Shelley died today – 186 years ago

Author (of the poems Ozymandias and Ode to the West Wind and the play Prometheus Unbound)) Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on August 4, 1792 in Horsham, England. He said, “Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought." [Check that one out.]... Mr. Shelley died on July 8, 1822 in Livorno, Italy.

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Percy Bysshe Shelley died today – 185 years ago

English writer Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on August 4, 1792 in Horsham, England. He said, “When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.” {1} [Yep! Watch out for those cats. They have claws and sometimes they use them!]... Mr. Shelley died in 1822 in Livorno, Italy.

English writer Havelock Ellis was born on February 2, 1859 in Croydon, England. He said, “There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not better achieve without it.” {1} [Remember: there are always at least two ways to accomplish something.]... Mr. Ellis died in 1939 in Hintlesham, Suffolk, England.

English actor Michael Wilding was born on July 23, 1912 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. He, among others, had at one time been married to U.S. actress Elizabeth Taylor. He said, “You can pick out actors by the glazed look that comes into their eyes when the conversation wanders away from them." {2} [You think they’re somewhat self-absorbed?]... Mr. Wilding died in 1979 in London, England.

Iranian conjoined twins Laden and Laleh Bijani were born on January 27, 1974. They died in 2003 shortly after separation.

{1} Source: www.brainyquote.com
{2} Source: www.born-today.com