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(Encyclopedia) Poole, borough and unitary authority (2011 pop. 147,645), S England, on the north side of Poole Harbour. Poole has shipbuilding, pottery-making, and other industries. It is a naval…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Hymn to Intellectual Beauty
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The SunsetMont BlancHymn to Intellectual Beauty 1. The awful shadow of some unseen Power Floats though unseen among us,—visiting[1] This various world with as…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 9
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 8Chapter 10Chapter 9 As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room. "I am so glad I have found you, Dorian," he said…Smyrna, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Smyrna, city (1990 pop. 30,981), Cobb co., NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1872. Manufactures include computer equipment, building materials, plastics, ordnance, and…Audubon, John James
(Encyclopedia) Audubon, John JamesAudubon, John Jamesôˈdəbŏn [key], 1785–1851, American ornithologist, b. Les Cayes, Santo Domingo (now Haiti). The illegitimate son of a French sea captain and…The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio: Canto XXI
Purgatorio: Canto XXPurgatorio: Canto XXIIPurgatorio: Canto XXI The natural thirst, that ne'er is satisfied Excepting with the water for whose grace The woman of Samaria besought,…Moore, George Edward
(Encyclopedia) Moore, George Edward, 1873–1958, English philosopher, b. Upper Norwood. He was educated at Cambridge, where he was a fellow (1898–1904) and then a lecturer (1911–25) in the department…William Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIThe same. Garden of Julia's houseEnter Julia and LucettaJuliaBut say, Lucetta, now we are alone, Wouldst thou then counsel me to fall in love?LucettaAy, madam, so you stumble not…Coon, Carleton Stevens
(Encyclopedia) Coon, Carleton Stevens, 1904–81, American anthropologist, archaeologist, and educator, b. Wakefield, Mass., grad. Harvard 1925, Ph.D. 1928. From 1925 to 1939 he was engaged in…50 Funniest "Futurama" Quotes
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