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  • Philomel is a good one, having had its first live performance in Amherst.

    Suffragette City Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • Here's the start of "Philomel" from 1964, perhaps his best-known work, with a pioneering juxtaposition of synthesizer and human voice.

    Milton Babbitt RIP Anne Midgette 2011

  • I find it speaks well for the world that "Philomel" and a lot of other Babbitt work is on YouTube.

    Milton Babbitt RIP Anne Midgette 2011

  • "Philomel," which came into the harbour, invited them on board.

    Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • His friends of the "Philomel" fitted him out also with a new tent, and, on the 20th of

    Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Milton makes frequent allusion to the nightingale: in _Il Penseroso_ it is 'Philomel'; in _Par.

    Milton's Comus John Milton 1641

  • Our young guys love Anthony Horowitz's “Alex Rider” series (Philomel), Dav Pilkey's stuff, and Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz's “Froggy” books (Viking).

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • Our young guys love Anthony Horowitz's “Alex Rider” series (Philomel), Dav Pilkey's stuff, and Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz's “Froggy” books (Viking).

    How Come They Can’t Find Any Boy Books? 2009

  • The means of Yuletide happiness are a small bird and a large fir in "A Christmas Tree for Pyn" Philomel, 32 pages, $16.99 by Olivier Dunrea.

    Pipers Piping, Drummers Drumming Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011

  • Tamra Tuller, Ms. Sepetys' editor at Philomel, Penguin's young adult imprint, suggested bringing some characters back to life and leaving the fate of others open- ended to inject more hope into the narrative.

    An Unlikely Story for Teens Alexandra Alter 2011

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