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Brewer's: Library
One of the most approved materials for writing on, before the invention of paper, was the thin rind between the solid wood and the outside bark of certain trees. This substance is in Latin…Brewer's: Eagle
(in royal banners). It was the ensign of the ancient kings of Babylon and Persia, of the Ptolemies and Seleucides. The Romans adopted it in conjunction with other devices, but Marius made…Brewer's: Thule
(2 syl.). Called by Drayton Thuly. Pliny, Solinus, and Mela take it for Iceland. Pliny says, “It is an island in the Northern Ocean discovered by Pytheas, after sailing six days from the…Theories of the Universe: Scientific Origins of the Universe
Scientific Origins of the Universe Theories of the Universe Scientific Origins of the Universe Bang That Drum A Big Bang Alternative The Accelerating Universe Plasma Cosmology The Standard…Brewer's: Kingly Titles
Abgarus (The Grand). So the kings of Edessa were styled. Abimelech (my father the king). The chief ruler of the ancient Philistines. Agag (lord). The chief ruler of the Amalekites (4 syl…societies, learned and literary
(Encyclopedia) societies, learned and literary, associations of individuals with a common professional interest, intended to promote learning. Many societies publish the proceedings of their meetings…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto IV
Inferno: Canto III Inferno: Canto VInferno: Canto IV Broke the deep lethargy within my head A heavy thunder, so that I upstarted, Like to a person who by force is wakened; And round…The Divine Comedy: Paradiso: Canto VI
Paradiso: Canto VParadiso: Canto VIIParadiso: Canto VI "After that Constantine the eagle turned Against the course of heaven, which it had followed Behind the ancient who Lavinia took…William Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, Scene VI
Scene VIRome. Octavius Caesar's houseEnter Octavius Caesar, Agrippa, and MecaenasOctavius CaesarContemning Rome, he has done all this, and more, In Alexandria: here's the manner of 't: I' the…Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses
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