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Twins, The

(Encyclopedia) Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation.

Wash, The

(Encyclopedia) Wash, The, inlet of the North Sea, 20 mi (32 km) long and 15 mi (24 km) wide, between Lincolnshire and Norfolk, E England. It receives the Witham, Wellend, Nene, and Ouse rivers. It is…

Valley, The

(Encyclopedia) Valley, The, town (2001 pop. 1,169), capital of the British dependency of Anguilla, in the West Indies. Located in the approximate center of the island, it is Anguilla's main town and…

The Dalles

(Encyclopedia) The DallesThe Dallesdălz [key], city (1990 pop. 11,060), seat of Wasco co., N Oreg., on the Columbia River; inc. 1857. It is a busy inland port; ships passing through the locks at…

The Pas

(Encyclopedia) The PasThe Paspäz, pä [key], town (1991 pop. 6,166), W Man., Canada, on the Saskatchewan River. Founded as a fur-trading post, it became in 1920 the starting point and headquarters of…

Supremes, The

(Encyclopedia) Supremes, The, American vocal group, 1962-77. The Supremes were formed in Detroit, Mi., and were originally known as the Primettes—a…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Charles I Scene 4

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Scene 3: The Star Chamber Scene 5: Scene 4: Hampden, Pym, Cromwell, his daughter, and young Sir Harry Vane. HAMPDEN: England, farewell! thou, who hast been my cradle…

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 Koran/Sura XLI — The Made Plain

Sura[518] XLI — The Made Plain Mecca — 54 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM.[519] A Revelation from the Compassionate, the Merciful! A Book whose verses…