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(Encyclopedia) Northern Territory, territory (2016 pop. 228,833), 520,280 sq mi (1,347,525 sq km), N central Australia. It is bounded on the N by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea, and the Gulf of…Cambrian period
(Encyclopedia) Cambrian period [Lat. Cambria=Wales], first period of the Paleozoic geologic era (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) extending from approximately 570 to 505…A Christmas Carol: The Last of the Spirits
The Second of the Three Spirits The End of It The Last of the Spirits THE Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in…William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act IV, Scene VI
Scene VIAnother room in the castleEnter Horatio and a ServantHoratioWhat are they that would speak with me?ServantSailors, sir: they say they have letters for you.HoratioLet them come in.Exit…Brewer's: King Log
A roi fainéant, a king that rules in peace and quietness, but never makes his power felt. The allusion is to the fable of The Frogs desiring a King. (See Log.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Vixere
“Vixere fortes ante Agamemnoua” (Horace). You are not the first great man that ever lived, though you boast so mightily. Our own age does not monopolise the right of merit. Source:…Brewer's: Bibulus
Colleague of Julius Cæsar, a mere cipher in office, whence his name has become proverbial for one in office who is a mere fainéant. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Rozinante
(4 syl.) A wretched jade of a riding-horse. Don Quixote's horse was so called. (Spanish, rocin-ante, a hack before.) “It is the only time he will sit behind the wretched Rosinante, and it…Animal Jokes
Do YOU know what's little and quick and has 32 wheels? Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side! Why did the chicken cross the Internet? To get to the…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab
by Percy Bysshe Shelley TranslationsJuveniliaQueen MabAn edition (250 copies) of "Queen Mab" was printed at London in the summer of 1813 by Shelley himself, whose name, as author and printer,…Trending
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