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Maitrayana-Brahmaya-Upanishad: Third Prapathaka

Third Prapathaka1. The Valakhilyas said to Pragâpati Kratu: “O Saint, if thou thus showest the greatness of that Self, then who is that other different one, also called Self, who really…

Poems Chiefly Lyrical

The poems numbered I-XXIV which follow, were published in 1830 in the volume Poems chiefly Lyrical. (London: Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange, 1830.) They were never republished by Tennyson.…

Brewer's: Lucifer

The morning star. Venus is both an evening and a morning star: When she follows the sun, and is an evening star, she is called Hesperus; when she precedes the sun, and appears before…

Brewer's: Lucifera

[Pride ] lived in a splendid palace, only its foundation was of sand. The door stood always open, and the queen gave welcome to every comer. Her six privy ministers are Idleness, Gluttony…

Brewer's: Pocket

(diminutive of poche, a pouch). To put one's hand in one's pocket. To give money (generally to some charity). Put your pride in your pocket. Lay your pride aside for the nonce. To be in…

William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act I

Act IScene ILondon. The palace.Enter King Henry, Lord John of Lancaster, the Earl of Westmoreland, Sir Walter Blunt, and othersKing Henry IVSo shaken as we are, so wan with care, Find we a…

Being Transgender Today

After years of struggling for visibility and acceptance, transgender individuals and the issues they face came into the national spotlight in 2015.   Caitlyn Jenner Photo Credit: Annie…

U.S. History

/**/ Independence Hall in Philadelphia was where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. Read about the American flag, famous firsts in America, territorial expansion, U.S…