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Middle English literature

(Encyclopedia) Middle English literature, English literature of the medieval period, c.1100 to c.1500. See also English literature and Anglo-Saxon literature. The 15th cent. is not…

Extreme Vacations

How to find adventure and excitement on holiday by Elizabeth Olson Related Links America's Best Beaches World's Most Visited Tourist Attractions…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Boat on the Serchio

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Evening: Ponte Al Mare, PisaMusicThe Boat on the Serchio Published in part (lines 1-61, 88-118) by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824; revised and enlarged by…

Brewer's: Standards

Standard of Augustus. A globe, to indicate his conquest of the whole world. Standard of Edward I. The arms of England, St. George, St. Edmond, and St. Edward. Standard of Mahomet. (See…

Brewer's: Animals (Symbolical)

AnimalAttributesantfrugality and previsionapeuncleannessassstupiditybantam cockpluckiness, priggishnessbatblindnessbearill-temper, uncouthnessbeeindustrybeetleblindnessbullstrength,…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 29, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 28, 1806March 30, 1806March 29, 1806 Saturday March 29th 1806. We set out early this morning and proceeded along the side of Deer Island;…

The Song of Hiawatha: Picture-Writing

Blessing the Cornfields Hiawatha's Lamentation Picture-Writing In those days said Hiawatha, "Lo! how all things fade and perish! From the memory of the old men Pass away the great…