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Brewer's: Houri
(pl. Houris). The large blackeyed damsels of Paradise, possessed of perpetual youth and beauty, whose virginity is renewable at pleasure. Every believer will have seventy-two of these…Joseph LEFEVER, Congress, PA (1760-1826)
LEFEVER Joseph , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Strasburg Township, near Paradise, Lancaster County, Pa., April 3, 1760; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits…Brewer's: Milton
borrowed from St. Avitus his description of Paradise (book i.), of Satan (book ii.), and many other parts of Paradise Lost. He also borrowed very largely from Du Bartas (1544-1591), who…Widdemer, Margaret
Widdemer, Margaret[1884-1978](4)Born at Doylestown, Pa. Educated by private teachers and at the Drexel Institute Library School of Philadelphia, where she graduated in 1909. Attention was…Jim Jarmusch
Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch began his career with critical acclaim for his 1984 feature Stranger Than Paradise. He grew up in a suburb of Akron, Ohio, and earned his undergraduate degree from…Big Night
Directors: Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci Writers: Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci Director of Photography: Ken Kelsch Editor: Suzy Elmiger Music: Gary DeMichele…Brewer's: Adam
The Talmudists say that Adam lived in Paradise only twelve hours, and account for the time thus:— The first hour, God collected the dust and animated it. The second hour, Adam stood on…The Divine Comedy: Postscript
Six Sonnets on Dante's Divine...Postscript 'Ich habe unter meinen Papieren ein Blatt gefunden, wo ich die Baukunst eine erstarrte Musik nenne.' Johann Wolfgang Goethe, 1829…Brewer's: Venus
Love; the goddess of love; courtship. Copper was called Venus by the alchemists. (See Aphrodite) “Venus smiles not in a house of tears.” Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, iv.l. Venus is the…Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The RisingColumbia Though Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band reunited for a triumphant tour in 1999 and 2000, the shows sometimes seemed like an oldies revue, due to the dearth of new…Trending
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