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Milan, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) MilanMilanmĭlănˈ, –änˈ [key], Ital. Milano, Lat. Mediolanum, city (1991 pop. 1,369,231), capital of Lombardy and of Milan prov., N Italy, at the heart of the Po basin. Because of its…

Brewer's: Devil

Represented with a cloven foot, because by the Rabbinical writers he is called seirissim (a goat). As the goat is a type of uncleanness, the prince of unclean spirits is aptly represented…

William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act II

Act IIScene IRome. Brutus's orchardEnter BrutusBrutusWhat, Lucius, ho! I cannot, by the progress of the stars, Give guess how near to day. Lucius, I say! I would it were my fault to sleep so…

William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act I, Scene IV

Scene IVRome. Philario's houseEnter Philario, Iachimo, a Frenchman, a Dutchman, and a SpaniardIachimoBelieve it, sir, I have seen him in Britain: he was then of a crescent note, expected to…

The Congress of Women: The Land We Love

by Mrs. Mary L. Gaddess Symmetrical WomanhoodThe Land We Love. Mrs. Mary L. Gaddess is a native of Baltimore, Md. Her parents were Oliver P. Mrrryman. of one of the oldest families in the…

Coleridge: Part the Second

Part the FirstPart the Second "Each matin bell," the Baron saith, "Knells us back to a world of death." These words Sir Leoline first said, When he rose and found his lady dead…

Swaziland Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Swaziland Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Swaziland Relations PEOPLEThe majority of the…