Breakspeare

First, Cindy Breakspeare, a musician and a woman perhaps best known for her love affair with Bob Marley, reads.

Calabash, The Third Day : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

Cindy Breakspeare comes on stage to sing “Turn Your Lights Down Low” and Rita Marley, who is in the audience, is acknowledged as the band cheats a bit and plays a few strains of “No Woman Nuh Cry”.

Calabash, The Third Day : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

Breakspeare_ of _Abbots Langley_ in _Hertfordshire_, unto King _Henry_ the Second; which (for variety sake) we shall give you as followeth:

The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687) William Winstanley

Breakspeare (1154-1159), is described as an undersized man, wearing slippers of Turkish make, and a ring with a large emerald.

Pagan and Christian Rome Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani 1888

Breakspeare recommended the house which Lashmar already knew, and added hints concerning the political colour of leading trades-folk.

Our Friend the Charlatan George Gissing 1880

Breakspeare knew it; every member of the committee knew it; they pretended to hope because the contest amused and occupied them.

Our Friend the Charlatan George Gissing 1880

Breakspeare, too, smiled, but with only half-assent; he reserved his bigamous alternative.

Our Friend the Charlatan George Gissing 1880

Breakspeare had produced his pouch, which he opened and held to

Our Friend the Charlatan George Gissing 1880

As Breakspeare had foretold, he was found sitting by the fireside the evening was cool enough to make a fire agreeable

Our Friend the Charlatan George Gissing 1880

Breakspeare made a slight apology for his presence, adding genially: "_Meminisse juvabit_."

Our Friend the Charlatan George Gissing 1880