The complete online text of Jim Davis by John Masefield.

John Masefield rose to prominence during the first two decades of the twentieth century as the author of Salt-Water Ballads (1902) and of several popular narrative poems including The Everlasting Mercy (1911) and The Widow in the Bye Street (1912). He wa...

John Masefield rose to prominence during the first two decades of the twentieth century as the author of Salt-Water Ballads (1902) and of several popular narrative poems including The Everlasting Mercy (1911) and The Widow in the Bye Street (1912). He wa...

John Masefield is perhaps best known as the poet laureate of England from 1930 until his death in 1967, and his long career as a minor novelist falls under the shadow of his enormously popular poetry. In recent years readers and critics have ignored Mase...

Republican Attorney General Charlie Crist has opened up a wide lead over Democratic Congressman Jim Davis.  The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Crist ahead 54% to 38%.   Crist led Davis 45% to 40% earlier this month. Crist’s comfort zone extends beyond the polls...

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In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey of the Florida gubernatorial race, Republican Attorney General Charlie Crist leads Democratic Congressman Jim Davis 45% to 40%. That's little change from last month's poll, which showed Crist with a four-point edge. Earlier in the year the Republican, the...

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