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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Lament For James, Earl Of Glencairn
by Robert Burns The Banks O' Doon-Third VersionLines Sent To Sir John Whiteford, BartLament For James, Earl Of Glencairn The wind blew hollow frae the hills, By fits the sun's…Brewer's: Abraham
His parents.According to Mohammedan mythology, the parents of Abraham were Prince Azar and his wife, Adna. His infancy.As King Nimrod had been told that one shortly to be born would…Brewer's: Guy, Earl of Warwick
An Anglo-Danish hero of wonderful puissance. He was in love with fair Phelis or Felice, who refused to listen to his suit till he had distinguished himself by knightly deeds. First, he…Brewer's: Kensington
O'beron, king of the fairies, held his royal seat in these gardens, which were fenced round with spells “interdicted to human touch;” but not unfrequently his thievish elves would rob the…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Versicles, A.D. 1793
by Robert Burns 17931794Versicles, A.D. 1793ContentsThe True Loyal NativesOn Commissary Goldie's BrainsLines Inscribed In A Lady's Pocket AlmanacThanksgiving For A National VictoryLines On The…Major Discoveries About Human Ancestors
Living and extinct human beings and their near-human ancestors are called “hominids“ and belong to the Hominidae family of primates. They should not be confused with “hominoids,“ which belong to the…Brewer's: Scylla
daughter of Nisus, promised to deliver Megara into the hands of Minos. To redeem this promise she had to cut off a golden hair on her father's head, which she effected while he was asleep…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Witch of Atlas
by Percy Bysshe Shelley To MaryNote on the Witch of Atlas, by...The Witch of Atlas Before those cruel Twins, whom at one birth Incestuous Change bore to her father Time, Error and Truth…Great Basin
(Encyclopedia) Great Basin, semiarid, N section of the Basin and Range province, the intermontane plateau region of W United States and N Mexico. Lying mostly in Nevada and extending into California…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Prometheus Unbound Scene 2.3
by Percy Bysshe Shelley SCENE 2.2: SCENE 2.4: SCENE 2.3: A PINNACLE OF ROCK AMONG MOUNTAINS. ASIA AND PANTHEA. PANTHEA: Hither the sound has borne us—to the realm Of Demogorgon, and the…