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Japanese quince
(Encyclopedia) Japanese quince: see quince.Japanese spaniel
(Encyclopedia) Japanese spaniel, breed of dainty, alert toy dog probably originating in ancient China and developed in Japan over many centuries. It stands about 9 in. (22.9 cm) high at the shoulder…pheasant
(Encyclopedia) pheasant, common name for some members of a family (Phasianidae) of henlike birds related to the grouse and including the Old World partridge, the peacock, various domestic and jungle…stencil
(Encyclopedia) stencil, cutout device of oiled or shellacked tough and resistant paper, thin metal, or other material used in applying paint, dye, or ink to reproduce its design or lettering upon a…Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful
Beth Finds the Palace BeautifulThe big house did prove a Palace Beautiful, though it took some time for all to get in, and Beth found it very hard to pass the lions. Old Mr. Laurence was the…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Beauty
BeautyWas never form and never face So sweet to SEYD as only grace Which did not slumber like a stone, But hovered gleaming and was gone. Beauty chased he everywhere, In flame, in storm, in…Walt Whitman: Beautiful Women
Beautiful WomenWomen sit or move to and fro, some old, some young, The young are beautiful—but the old are more beautiful than the young.Christina Rossetti: Beauty Is Vain
Beauty Is VainWhile roses are so red, While lilies are so white, Shall a woman exalt her face Because it gives delight? She's not so sweet as a rose, A lily's straighter than she, And…Keene, Donald Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Keene, Donald Lawrence, 1922–2019, American scholar and translator, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A. 1942, Ph.D. 1949). During World War II, he worked as a Navy interpreter and…Zhejiang
(Encyclopedia) ZhejiangZhejiangjŭˈjyängˈ [key] or ChekiangZhejiangchĕˈkyăngˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 54,426,891), c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), SE China, on the East China Sea. The capital is…Trending
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