humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare

<< The Parliament of Fowles, circa 1380
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~amtower/parliament.html
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"For this was on seynt Valentynes day,
Whan EVERy foul cometh ther to chese his make,
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Garlands full of new fresh flowers.
And in a private corner, in amusement,
I found Venus and her caretaker Richness,
whose carriage was full noble and dignified"
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http://cybering101.blogspot.com/2007/02/blame-chaucer.html
In "The Parliament of Fowles" Geoffrey Chaucer chose
Saint Valentine as a patron for the marriage of
Richard II & Anne of *BOHEMIA* , which
is the first mention of Saint Valentine in a love poem.
Also in the poem are other symbols of love which came
to be associated with Saint Valentine's Day: Cupid & Venus.
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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) thus began a tradition
of composing love poetry on Saint Valentine's Day
when he brought together the imagery of blooming
spring and the tradition that birds choose their mates
in spring to describe the 1380 courtship of
Richard II & Anne of *BOHEMIA* .>>
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On February 14, 1400 Richard II was starved to death
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=2E _The Misfortunes of ARTHUR_ (1613)
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<was designed to celebrate the Valentine's Day marriage of
the COUNT PALATINE and future king of *BOHEMIA* with
the English Princess ELIZABETH Stuart , February 14th, 1612-3.>>
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Feb 14, 1613, Thurs. Elizabeth StUART marries Count PALATINE.
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Feb 14, 1946, Thurs. [A.C.] Neuendorffer born
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Feb 14, 1946, Thurs. Gregory h[INE]s, American dancer & actor born
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__ *NICEA* : nice (Polish)
__ *ENIAC* : "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"
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Feb 14, 1946, Thurs. : *ENIAC* , the first general-purpose
electronic computer, is unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania
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Feb 14, 1946, Thurs. : The Bank of England nationalized
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Thu 1946 Feb 14 18:00 EST
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=2E Right Distance From 38=B054'N 77=B0W:
=2E Ascension Declination (AU) Altitude Azimuth
Sun 21h 51m 40s -12=B0 58.3' 0.988 -3.867 76.436 Set
Mercury 22h 6m 8s -13=B0 40.0' 1.365 -1.591 73.661 Set
Venus 22h 6m 8s -13=B0 10.8' 1.711 -1.279 74.035 Set
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Thu 1986 Feb 6 08:00 EST
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=2E Right Distance From 38=B054'N 77=B0W:
=2E Ascension Declination (AU) Altitude Azimuth
Sun 21h 19m 32s -15=B0 36.6' 0.986 8.144 -62.306 Up
Mercury 21h 38m 16s -16=B0 10.2' 1.367 4.492 -65.018 Up
Venus 21h 38m 16s -15=B0 33.5' 1.707 4.908 -65.467 Up
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Fri 1906 Feb 23 1:30 EST
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=2E Right Distance From 38=B054'N 77=B0W:
=2E Ascension Declination (AU) Altitude Azimuth
Sun 22h 22m 35s -10=B0 8.4' 0.990 -57.437 -147.478 Set
Mercury 22h 32m 55s -11=B0 2.7' 1.363 -59.290 -151.210 Set
Venus 22h 32m 55s -10=B0 40.6' 1.715 -58.949 -151.484 Set
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Fri 1866 Mar 2 6:30 EST

Right Distance From 38=B054'N 77=B0W:
Ascension Declination (AU) Altitude Azimuth
Sun 22h 52m 28s -7=B0 10.9' 0.992 -2.639 -82.899 Set
Mercury 22h 58m 44s -8=B0 21.1' 1.361 -4.584 -82.961 Set
Venus 22h 58m 44s -8=B0 5.5' 1.718 -4.422 -83.166 Set
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Fri 1826 Mar 10 9:30 EST

Right Distance From 38=B054'N 77=B0W:
Ascension Declination (AU) Altitude Azimuth
Sun 23h 21m 28s -4=B0 9.2' 0.994 32.011 -52.109 Up
Mercury 23h 23m 46s -5=B0 37.4' 1.358 30.497 -51.583 Up
Venus 23h 23m 46s -5=B0 27.7' 1.720 30.625 -51.700 Up
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Fri 1786 Mar 17 10:30 EST

Right Distance From 38=B054'N 77=B0W:
Ascension Declination (AU) Altitude Azimuth
Sun 23h 49m 47s -1=B0 6.5' 0.996 43.125 -37.834 Up
Mercury 23h 48m 8s -2=B0 54.0' 1.354 41.736 -36.203 Up
Venus 23h 48m 8s -2=B0 49.3' 1.722 41.803 -36.254 Up
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Wed 2026 Jan 28 18:50 EST
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=2E Right Distance From 38=B054'N 77=B0W:
=2E Ascension Declination (AU) Altitude Azimuth
Sun 20h 45m 59s -17=B0 59.3' 0.985 -16.702 80.084 Set
Mercury 21h 9m 4s -18=B0 30.4' 1.369 -12.615 76.270 Set
Venus 21h 9m 4s -17=B0 45.9' 1.702 -12.169 76.875 Set
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Art Neuendorffer