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Cahors

(Encyclopedia) Cahors Cahors käôrˈ [key], town, capital of Lot dept., S central France, in Quercy, on the Lot…

John XXII, pope

(Encyclopedia) John XXII, 1244–1334, pope (1316–34), a Frenchman (b. Cahors) named Jacques Duèse; successor of Clement V. Formerly, he was often called John XXI. He reigned at Avignon. John was…

Carpentras

(Encyclopedia) Carpentras Carpentras kärpäNträsˈ [key], town, Vaucluse dept., SE France, in Provence. It is an…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: XXII

Sonnet XXI Sonnet XXIII XXII My glass shall not persuade me I am old, So long as youth and thou are of one date; But when in thee time's furrows I behold, Then look I death my days…

The Koran/Sura XXII — The Pilgrimage

Sura XXII — The Pilgrimage MEDINA.[1163] —78 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O MEN of Mecca, fear your Lord. Verily, the earthquake of the last Hour will be a…

Rainalducci, Pietro

(Encyclopedia) Rainalducci or Rainallucci, PietroRainalducci or Rainallucci, Pietropyĕˈtrō rīnäld&oomacr;tˈchē, rīnäl-l&oomacr;tˈchē [key], d. 1333, Italian churchman (b. Corvaro, near Rieti…

Bubastis

(Encyclopedia) BubastisBubastisby&oomacr;băsˈtĭs [key], ancient city, NE Egypt, in the Nile delta, near the modern Zagazig. Capital of Egypt in the XXII and XXIII dynasties, it began to decline…

Sheshonk I

(Encyclopedia) Sheshonk ISheshonk Ishēˈshŏngk [key] or Shoshenk ISheshonk Ishōˈshăngk [key], d. c.929 or 924 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XXII (Libyan) dynasty. Originally a commander…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXII

Inferno: Canto XXIInferno: Canto XXIIIInferno: Canto XXII I have erewhile seen horsemen moving camp, Begin the storming, and their muster make, And sometimes starting off for their…

The Divine Comedy: Paradiso: Canto XXII

Paradiso: Canto XXIParadiso: Canto XXIIIParadiso: Canto XXII Oppressed with stupor, I unto my guide Turned like a little child who always runs For refuge there where he confideth most…