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Lodge, David
(Encyclopedia) Lodge, David (David John Lodge), 1935–, English novelist and critic, b. London, grad. University College, London (B.A. 1955, M.A. 1959) and the Univ. of Birmingham (Ph.D., 1967). Lodge…Pearl, The
(Encyclopedia) Pearl, The, one of four Middle English alliterative poems, all contained in a manuscript of c.1400, composed in the West Midland dialect, almost certainly by the same anonymous author…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…Brewer's: Defeat
“What though the field be lost? all is not lost.” (Milton: Paradise Lost, i, line 105-6.) “All is lost but honour” (Tout est perdu, madame, fors l'honneur) is what François I. is said to…Brewer's: Ithuriel
One of the angels commissioned by Gabriel to search for Satan, who had effected his entrance into Paradise. The other angel who accompanied him was Zephon (Ithuriel means “the discovery of…Brewer's: Manure
(2 syl.) means hand-work (French, main-oeuvre), tillage by manual labour. It now means the dressing applied to lands. Milton uses it in its original sense in Paradise Lost, iv. 628:- “Yon…Brewer's: Satan's Journey to Earth
(Milton: Paradise Lost, iii. 418 to the end). He starts from Hell, and wanders a long time about the confines of the Universe, where he sees Chaos and Limbo. The Universe is a vast…Highest Peaks in Texas
Top of Page Source: iStockGiven the vast size of the Lone Star State, it’s no surprise that you’ll find Mother Nature’s work in all its glory there. Its rich tapestry of scenery includes dusty,…Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen was a novelist and nature writer whose books included At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1965) and The Snow Leopard (1978). He studied at Yale and at the Sorbonne in Paris, and in…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Prometheus Unbound Scene 2.5:
by Percy Bysshe Shelley SCENE 2.4: Act 3 SCENE 2.5: THE CAR PAUSES WITHIN A CLOUD ON THE TOP OF A SNOWY MOUNTAIN. ASIA, PANTHEA, AND THE SPIRIT OF THE HOUR. SPIRIT: On the brink of the…Trending
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