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Border, the
(Encyclopedia) Border, the, region surrounding the boundary between England and Scotland. From the coast near Berwick along the Tweed River through the Cheviot Hills and on to Solway Firth, the…Broads, the
(Encyclopedia) Broads, the, region, c.5,000 acres (2,023 hectares), mainly in Norfolk, E England, extending inland to Norwich from the coast. It is composed of wide, interlocking shallow lakes (…Bronx, the
(Encyclopedia) Bronx, the, borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx co. (2020 pop. 1,472,654), land area 42 sq mi (106 sq km), SE N.Y. The name…Battery, the
(Encyclopedia) Battery, the, park, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), southern tip of Manhattan island, New York City; site of former Dutch and English fortifications. Castle Clinton, a fort built in 1808 for…Y, the
(Encyclopedia) Y, the: see Young Men's Christian Association.Bowery, the
(Encyclopedia) Bowery, theBowery, thebouˈərē, –ˈrē [key] [Dutch Bouwerie=farm], section of lower Manhattan, New York City. The Bowery, the street that gives the area its name, was once a road to the…Timeline: Russian Culture, Part IV
Part IV: The Soviet Period 1920 1935 1958 1974 2000 Back: Rise of Russia 1918 Greatest Russian symbolist poet, Aleksandr Blok, writes…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…The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio: Canto XIII
Purgatorio: Canto XIIPurgatorio: Canto XIVPurgatorio: Canto XIII We were upon the summit of the stairs, Where for the second time is cut away The mountain, which ascending shriveth all…Berkman & Goldman: Emma Goldman's Address to the Jury
Address by Alexander BerkmanAddress of Harold A. Content, ...Emma Goldman's Address to the Jury GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY: As in the case of my co-defendant, Alexander Berkman, this is…Trending
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