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Quotations from Classic Love Poems

Celebrating the spirit of love Compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Read some of the most popular love poems of all time by a poets ranging from Shakespeare to Nikki Giovanni. Shall I compare…

letters

(Encyclopedia) letters, in literature, written messages, ranging from those addressed to the public and those sent from lover to lover, to business letters and thank-you notes. The common quality…

Sotai

(Encyclopedia) SotaiSotaisōˈtāī, sōtāˈī [key], in the Bible, family that returned from the Exile. Ezra 2.55; Neh. 7.57.

Bazlith

(Encyclopedia) BazlithBazlithbăzˈlĭth [key], in the Bible, family in the return from exile. This is the Bazluth who appears in the Book of Ezra.

Qu'Appelle

(Encyclopedia) Qu'AppelleQu'Appellekäpĕlˈ [key], river, c.270 mi (430 km) long, rising in S Sask., Canada, NW of Moose Jaw and flowing generally E through Buffalo Pound Lake and Fishing Lakes, past…

Elnathan

(Encyclopedia) ElnathanElnathanĕlnāˈthăn [key], in the Bible. 1 Grandfather of Jehoiachin. 2 Leader in Jerusalem in the time of Jehoiakim. 3 Three emissaries of Ezra.

Talmon

(Encyclopedia) TalmonTalmontălˈmŏn [key], in the Bible, family of temple doorkeepers. The Talmon in chapter 12 of Nehemiah is probably the same as Telem, a gatekeeper mentioned in Ezra.

Hashum

(Encyclopedia) HashumHashumhāˈshəm [key], in the Bible. 1 Family that returned with Zerubbabel, several of whom had foreign wives. 2 Companion of Ezra at his reading of the Law.

Ames, Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Ames, Ezra, 1768–1836, American painter, b. Framingham, Mass. Early in his life he worked as a carriage painter, miniaturist, engraver, and decorator, first in Worcester, Mass., and…

Cornell, Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Ezra, 1807–74, American financier and founder of Cornell Univ., b. Westchester Landing, N.Y. Cornell, who began life as a laborer, was of an ingenious mechanical bent and had…