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Percy Bysshe Shelley: Prometheus Unbound Scene 3.2:
by Percy Bysshe Shelley SCENE 3.1: SCENE 3.3: SCENE 3.2: THE MOUTH OF A GREAT RIVER IN THE ISLAND ATLANTIS. OCEAN IS DISCOVERED RECLINING NEAR THE SHORE; APOLLO STANDS BESIDE HIM. OCEAN…Brewer's: May-pole
(London). The races in the Dunciad take place “where the tall May-pole overlooked the Strand.” On the spot now occupied by St. Mary-le-Strand, anciently stood a cross. In the place of this…Brewer's: Helmets
Those of Saragossa were most in repute in the days of chivalry. Close helmet. The complete head-piece, having in front two movable parts, which could be lifted up or let down at pleasure…Biographies: Selected Jurists
Selected Jurists Henri La Fontaine See also U.S. Supreme Court Justices People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court Facts Milestone Cases in…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of September 13, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from the influx of migrants in Texas to the Taliban’s newly formed government. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories…America’s Most Literate Cities, 2004
This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…The Hungry Stones: "We Crown Thee King"
by Rabindranath Tagore Living or DeadThe Renunciation"We Crown Thee King" When Nabendu Sekhar was wedded to Arunlekha, the God of marriage smiled from behind the sacrificial fire. Alas!…Baron Munchausen: The Baron makes a speech to...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe The Baron goes to Petersbur... The Baron makes a speech to... The Baron makes a speech to the National Assembly, and drives out all the members-Routs the…Brewer's: Olive
(2 syl.). Sacred to Pallas Athene. (See Olive-Tree.) EMBLEM of (1) Chastity. In Greece the newly-married bride wore an olive-garland; with us the orange-blossom is more usual. (2)…Brewer's: Bay
Supposed to be an antidote against lightning, because it was the tree of Apollo. Hence Tiberius and some other of the Roman emperors wore a wreath of bay as an amulet, especially in…Trending
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