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Aesop's Fables: The Ass and His Masters
by Aesop The Pack-Ass and the Wild AssThe Pack-Ass, the Wild Ass, and the LionThe Ass and His Masters A Gardener had an Ass which had a very hard time of it, what with scanty food, heavy…1997-98 PGA Majors The Masters
Edition: 62nd Dates: April 9–12 Site: Augusta National GC, Augusta, Ga. Par: 36-36—72 (6925 yards) Purse: $3,200,000 1 2 3 4 Tot Earnings 1…Sachs, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Sachs, HansSachs, Hanshäns zäks [key], 1494–1576, German poet, leading meistersinger of the Nuremberg school. A shoemaker and guild master, he wrote more than 4,000 master songs in…Henson, Josiah
(Encyclopedia) Henson, Josiah, 1789–1883, black slave, reputedly the basis of the character of Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom's Cabin, b. Charles co., Md. In 1825 he faithfully led a party of his master's…Owl and the Nightingale, The
(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…jettison
(Encyclopedia) jettisonjettisonjĕtˈəsən, –zən [key] [O.Fr.,=throwing], in maritime law, casting all or part of a ship's cargo overboard to lighten the vessel or to meet some danger, such as fire.…Hua-yen Buddhism
(Encyclopedia) Hua-yen BuddhismHua-yen Buddhismhwä-yŭn [key] [Chin.,=flower garland], school of Chinese Buddhism centering on the Avatamsaka Sutra [flower garland sutra]. This school has no Indian…Ivanov, Lev
(Encyclopedia) Ivanov, LevIvanov, Levlyĕf ēväˈnôf [key], 1834–1901, Russian dancer, teacher, choreographer, and ballet-master. Ivanov was assistant to chief ballet-master Marius Petipa at the…bow and arrow
(Encyclopedia) bow and arrow, weapon consisting of two parts; the bow is made of a strip of flexible material, such as wood, with a cord linking the two ends of the strip to form a tension from which…Billings, William
(Encyclopedia) Billings, William, 1746–1800, American hymn composer, b. Boston. A tanner by trade, he was one of the earliest American-born composers. He wrote popular hymns and sacred choruses of…Trending
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