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---
title: "Your Turn"
---

```{r}
library(tidyverse)
library(rvest)
```


Gather the HTML for

http://www.vondel.humanities.uva.nl/ecartico/persons/37598


```{r}
mypage <- read_html("_________________")
mypage
```


Display all the href attributes for the anchor text on the collected page

```html
<a href="https://foo.com">my link</a>
```

```{r}
mypage %>%
  html_nodes("____") %>%
  html_attr("____")
```


Practice using selector gadget and gather only the text from the list items in the sections: Marriages, Occupation(s), and Occupational address(es).


```{r}
mypage %>%
  html_nodes("_______") %>%
  html_text()
```


What are the main subject headings on the page?

```{r}
mypage %>%
  html_nodes("___") %>%
  html_text()
```