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The feast of St. Martin is November 11. His Martinmas will come, as it does to every hog- i.e. all must die. November was the great slaughter-time of the Anglo-Saxons, when beeves, sheep,…Mishna
(Encyclopedia) MishnaMishnamĭshˈnə [key], in Judaism, codified collection of Oral Law—legal interpretations of portions of the biblical books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy and other…Aśoka
(Encyclopedia) AśokaAśokaəshōˈkə, –sōˈk– [key] or Ashoka, d. c.232 b.c., Indian emperor (c.273–c.232 b.c.) of the Maurya dynasty; grandson of Chandragupta. One of the greatest rulers of ancient India…cruelty, prevention of
(Encyclopedia) cruelty, prevention of. In the 19th cent. many laws were passed in Great Britain and the United States to protect the helpless, especially children, lunatics, and domestic animals,…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act III, Scene III
Scene IIIWales. Before Flint castleEnter, with drum and colours, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of York, Northumberland, Attendants, and forcesHenry BolingbrokeSo that by this intelligence we learn…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Prometheus Unbound Act 1
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Dramatis Personae Act 2 Act 1 A Ravine of icy rocks in the Indian Caucasus. Prometheus is discovered bound to the precipice. Pantea and Ione are seated at his feet.…The Koran/Sura XVII — The Night Journey
Sura XVII — The Night Journey MECCA.[446] —111 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful GLORY be to Him who carried his servant by night[447] from the sacred temple of…Joshua: 10
Joshua Chapter 10 1 Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had…Walt Whitman: From Far Dakota's Canyons [June 25, 1876]
From Far Dakota's Canyons [June 25, 1876]From far Dakota's canyons, Lands of the wild ravine, the dusky Sioux, the lonesome stretch, the silence, Haply to-day a mournful wall, haply a…A. E. Housman: As through the wild green hills of Wyre
As through the wild green hills of Wyre The train ran, changing sky and shire, And far behind, a fading crest, Low in the forsaken west Sank the high-reared head of Clee, My hand lay empty…Trending
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