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Coleridge: Christabel, Notes
The Ancient MarinerKubla KhanChristabel 25,6-7-This couplet ran as follows in the first edition: "Sir Leoline, the Baron rich, Hath a toothless mastiff bitch." In the editions of…Brewer's: Accommodation Note
or Accommodation Bill An acceptance given on a Bill of Exchange for which value has not been received by the acceptor from the drawer, and which, not representing a commercial transaction…Country Profile Notes
Country Profile Sources and Definitions Major sources: The World Factbook; Center for International Research, U.S. Bureau of the Census; The Columbia Encyclopedia; The World Book…Brewer's: Leading Note
in music. The sharp seventh of the diatonic scale, which leads to the octave, only half a tone higher. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Leading…Brewer's: Foot-notes
Notes placed at the bottom of a page. A trifling sum of misery Now added to the foot of thy account. Dryden. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Foot-poundFoot…Brewer's: Note of Hand
(A). A promise to pay made in writing and duly signed. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894NothingNotch A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Poem: Transcriber's Note
Preface 1 Transcriber's Note As is well documented, Emily Dickinson's poems were edited in these early editions by her friends, better to fit the conventions of the times. In particular,…Nightingale, Florence
(Encyclopedia) Nightingale, Florence, 1820–1910, English nurse, the founder of modern nursing, b. Florence, Italy. Her life was dedicated to the care of the sick and war wounded and to the promotion…Masora
(Encyclopedia) Masora or MassorahMassorahməsōˈrə [key] [Heb.,=tradition], collection of critical annotations made by Hebrew scholars, called the Masoretes, to establish the text of the Old Testament…assignats
(Encyclopedia) assignatsassignatsăsˈĭgnăts, äsēnyäˈ [key], paper currency issued during the French Revolution. To redeem the huge public debt and to counterbalance the growing deficit, the…Trending
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