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Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cenci Scene 3.2:

by Percy Bysshe Shelley SCENE 3.1: Act 4 SCENE 3.2: A MEAN APARTMENT IN GIACOMO'S HOUSE. GIACOMO ALONE. GIACOMO: 'Tis midnight, and Orsino comes not yet. [THUNDER, AND THE SOUND OF A STORM…

Brewer's: Ass

(See also Golden Ass.) The ass on which Mahomet went to heaven to learn the will of God was called Al Borak (the lightning). Ass. There is a dark stripe running down the back of an ass…

Job: 37

Job Chapter 37 1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. 2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3 He…

Slavs

(Encyclopedia) SlavsSlavsslävz, slăvz [key], the largest ethnic and linguistic group of peoples in Europe belonging to the Indo-European linguistic family. It is estimated that the Slavs number over…

Russo-Turkish Wars

(Encyclopedia) Russo-Turkish Wars. The great eastward expansion of Russia in the 16th and 17th cent., during the decline of the Ottoman Empire, nevertheless left the shores of the Black Sea in the…

Candide: Candide's Voyage to Constantinople

Candide and Martin Sup with S... What Befell Candide, Cunegund... Candide's Voyage to Constantinople The trusty Cacambo had already engaged the captain of the Turkish ship that was…

Weather: Frontal Attack

Frontal AttackWeatherOn Another FrontMass AppealPutting Up a FrontFrontal AttackStorms on the FrontTelling What's Next Air masses generate their own types of weather, but their interactions on a…

1990–1991 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesL.A. Law (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesJames Earl Jones, Gabriel's FireOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesPatricia Wettig,…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Fragments

FragmentsPale genius roves alone, No scout can track his way, None credits him till he have shown His diamonds to the day. Not his the feaster's wine, Nor land, nor gold, nor power, By want…