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Brewer's: Daedalos
A Greek who formed the Cretan labyrinth, and made for himself wings, by means of which he flew from Crete across the Archipelago. He is said to have invented the saw, the axe, the gimlet,…Walt Whitman: A Broadway Pageant, Part 2
Part 2Superb-faced Manhattan! Comrade Americanos! to us, then at last the Orient comes. To us, my city, Where our tall-topt marble and iron beauties range on opposite sides, to walk in…Brewer's: Royal Merchant
In the thirteenth century the Venetians were masters of the sea, and some of their wealthy merchants- as the Sanudos, the Justiniani, the Grimaldi, and others- erected principalities in…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Q
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Q Q.E.D Q.E.F Q.P Q.S Q.V Quack Quacks Quad Quadra Quadragesima Sunday…Cyclades
(Encyclopedia) Cyclades Cyclades sīˈklədēz [key], Gr. Kikládhes [Gr.,=circular], island group…Aegean Sea
(Encyclopedia) Aegean Sea, Gr. Aigaion Pelagos, Turkish Ege Denizi, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, c.400 mi (640 km) long and 200 mi (320 km) wide, off SE Europe between Greece and Turkey; Crete and…Caroline Islands
(Encyclopedia) Caroline Islands, archipelago, c.830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), W Pacific, just north of the equator. The largest islands are Palau (Belau), Yap, Chuuk (Truk), Pohnpei (Ponape), and Kosrae.…Brewer's: Garden
(g hard). The garden of Joseph of Arimathea is said to be the spot where the rotunda of the Holy Sepulchre now stands. The Garden or Garden Sect. The disciples of Epicurus, who taught in…Malay Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Malay PeninsulaMalay Peninsulaməlāˈ, māˈlā [key], southern extremity (c.70,000 sq mi/181,300 sq km) of the continent of Asia, lying between the Andaman Sea of the Indian Ocean and the…South America: Maps and Online Resources
South America is the fourth largest continent in the world, situated in the Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is surrounded…Trending
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