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Antioch, city, Turkey
(Encyclopedia) Antioch Antioch ănˈtēŏkˌ [key] or Antakya Antakya äntäkˈyä [key], city, capital of Hatay prov., S Turkey, on the Orontes (Asi) River,…A Game of Chess
A Game of ChessThe Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne,[14]Glowed on the marble, where the glass Held up by standards wrought with fruited vines From which a golden Cupidon peeped out (…The Congress of Women: The Feast of Columbia, 1493-1893
by Mrs. Alice Williams Brotherton Woman as an InvestorThe Woman's National Indian AssociationThe Feast of Columbia, 1493-1893. Mrs. Alice Williams Brotherton is a native of Cambridge, Ind…The Congress of Women: Art
by Mrs. Emily Crawford Woman, the New Factor in EconomicsThe Pacific NorthwestArt Mrs. Emily Crawford was born in New London, in the County of Middlesex, England. Her parents were…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 27, 1805
Day 805 Day 807 Lewis, July 27, 1805 Saturday July 27th 1805. We set out at an early hour and proceeded on but slowly the current still so rapid that the men are in a continual state of…The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio: Canto IX
Purgatorio 42 - Purgatorio: Canto VIII Purgatorio: Canto X - 44 Purgatorio: Canto IX The concubine of old Tithonus now Gleamed white upon the eastern balcony, Forth from the arms…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XX
Inferno: Canto XIXInferno: Canto XXIInferno: Canto XX Of a new pain behoves me to make verses And give material to the twentieth canto Of the first song, which is of the submerged. I…What Makes Versailles So Special?
What makes it different from any other palace? Throughout Western Europe, centuries-old castles and palaces are spread across the countryside. Representing another lifetime and giving insight into…John Keats: Part 1
by John Keats Part 2Part 1 Upon a time, before the faery broods Drove Nymph and Satyr from the prosperous woods, Before King Oberon's bright diadem, Sceptre, and mantle, clasp'd with dewy…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 3
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 2Chapter 4Chapter 3 At half-past twelve next day Lord Henry Wotton strolled from Curzon Street over to the Albany to call on his uncle, Lord Fermor, a genial if…