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(Encyclopedia) greenback, in U.S. history, legal tender notes unsecured by specie (coin). In 1862, under the exigencies of the Civil War, the U.S. government first issued legal tender notes (…interval
(Encyclopedia) interval, in music, the difference in pitch between two tones. Intervals may be measured acoustically in terms of their vibration numbers. They are more generally named according to…Bank of England
(Encyclopedia) Bank of England, central bank and note-issuing institution of Great Britain. Popularly known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, its main office stands on the street of that name…dividend
(Encyclopedia) dividend, that part of the net earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its stockholders. Dividend disbursements are based on a percentage of the par value of the stock or are…The True George Washington: Note
NoteIn every country boasting a history there may be observed a tendency to make its leaders or great men superhuman. Whether we turn to the legends of the East, the folk-lore of Europe, or…John Donne: Appendix A. Notes
Appendix A. Notes 1. Matt. 13:16. 2. 2 Kings 4:40. 3. Prov. 13:17. 5. 1 Sam. 24:15. 7. 2 Sam. 24:14. 8. Ps. 34:8. 9. Prov. 14:30. 10…The Illiad: Note to the Fifth Edition.
Preface. Note to the Fifth Edition. The favourable reception which has been given to the first Editions of this work, far exceeding my most sanguine hopes, affords a gratifying proof…Coleridge: Kubla Khan, Notes
ChristabelFrance: an OdeKubla Khan Kubla Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, was a Mongolian conqueror who stretched his empire from European Russia to the eastern shores of China in the…Coleridge: France: an Ode, Notes
Kubla KhanDejection: an OdeFrance: an Ode When Coleridge republished this poem in the Post in 1802 he prefixed to it the following Argument First Stanza. An invocation to those objects…Coleridge: Dejection: an Ode, Notes
France: an OdeYouth and AgeDejection: an Ode 55, 1 of motto-*yestreen*. Abbreviation of "yester-even," yesterday evening. 58, 82-*But now afflictions*, etc. In March 1801 Coleridge…Trending
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