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Brewer's: Oracle of the Holy Bottle, Bacbuc
near Cathay, in Upper Egypt. Books iv. and v. of Rabelais are occupied by the search for this oracle. The ostensible object was to obtain an answer to a question which had been put to…Brewer's: Mulberry
The fruit was originally white and became blood-red from the blood of Pyramus and Thisbe. The tale is, that Thisbe was to meet her lover at the white mulberry-tree near the tomb of Ninus,…Historical Calendars
Find current, past, Chinese, lunar, Jewish, and other calendars as well as features on the history of the calendar, leap year, time zones, and more. 2023 Calendar 2022 Calendar 2021…William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 2), Act V, Scene V
Scene VA public place near Westminster AbbeyEnter two Grooms, strewing rushesFirst GroomMore rushes, more rushes.Second GroomThe trumpets have sounded twice.First Groom'Twill be two o'clock…William Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, Act I
Act IScene ITroy. Before Priam's palaceEnter Troilus armed, and PandarusTroilusCall here my varlet; I'll unarm again: Why should I war without the walls of Troy, That find such cruel battle…William Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III, Scene IV
Scene IVA room in Page's houseEnter Fenton and Anne PageFentonI see I cannot get thy father's love; Therefore no more turn me to him, sweet Nan.Anne PageAlas, how then?FentonWhy, thou must be…William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act IV, Scene II
Scene IIFife. Macduff's castleEnter Lady Macduff, her Son, and RossLady MacduffWhat had he done, to make him fly the land?RossYou must have patience, madam.Lady MacduffHe had none: His flight…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Woodnotes II
Woodnotes IIAs sunbeams stream through liberal space And nothing jostle or displace, So waved the pine-tree through my thought And fanned the dreams it never brought.'Whether is better, the…Oscars–Filmographies
Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Suppporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Original Music or Comedy Score Best Dramatic…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epistle To Major Logan
by Robert Burns Tam Samson's ElegyFragment On SensibilityEpistle To Major Logan Hail, thairm-inspirin', rattlin' Willie! Tho' fortune's road be rough an' hilly To every…