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Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Spectral Horseman

by Percy Bysshe Shelley FragmentMelody to a Scene of Former TimesThe Spectral Horseman What was the shriek that struck Fancy's ear As it sate on the ruins of time that is past? Hark! it…

Brewer's: Setebos

A deity of the Patagonians, introduced by Shakespeare into hisTempest. His art is of such power, It would control my dam's god, Setebos, And make a vassal of him. Tempest, i. 2. Source:…

Brewer's: Prospero

Rightful Duke of Milan, deposed by his brother. Drifted on a desert island, he practised magic, and raised a tempest in which his brother was shipwrecked. Ultimately Prospero broke his…

Jonah: 1

Jonah Chapter 1 1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up…

The Fire Sermon

The Fire SermonThe river's tent is broken: the last fingers of leaf Clutch and sink into the wet bank. The wind Crosses the brown land, unheard. The nymphs are departed. Sweet Thames, run…

Law, the

(Encyclopedia) Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.

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…