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To be an artist is to fail, as no other dare fail, that failure is his world and the shrink from desertion, art and craft, good housekeeping, living. —Samuel Beckettfrom "Three Dialogues"…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: September 20, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark September 19, 1805September 21, 1805September 20, 1805 Friday September 20th 1805. This morning my attention was called to a species of bird…Jainism
(Encyclopedia) JainismJainismjīˈnĭzəm [key] [i.e., the religion of Jina], religious system of India practiced by about 5,000,000 persons. Jainism, Ajivika, and Buddhism arose in the 6th cent. b.c. as…Liechtenstein
(Encyclopedia) LiechtensteinLiechtensteinlĭkhˈtənshtīnˌ [key], officially Principality of Liechtenstein, principality (2015 est. pop. 37,000), 62 sq mi (160 sq km), W central Europe. It is situated…Castile
(Encyclopedia) CastileCastilekăstēlˈ [key], Span. CastillaCastilekästēˈlyä [key], historic region and former kingdom, central and N Spain, traditionally divided into Old Castile and New Castile, and…Serbo-Croatian
(Encyclopedia) Serbo-CroatianSerbo-Croatiansûrˈbō-krōāˈshən [key], language belonging to the South Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Slavic languages…Pali canon
(Encyclopedia) Pali canonPali canonpäˈlē [key], sacred literature of Buddhism. The texts in the Pali canon are the earliest Buddhist sources, and for Theravada Buddhists, who claim to conserve the…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Preface
by Robert Burns 1771 - 1779 Preface Robert Burns was born near Ayr, Scotland, 25th of January, 1759. He was the son of William Burnes, or Burness, at the time of the poet's birth a nurseryman…Lewis Carroll: CANTO IV—Hys Nouryture
CANTO IV—Hys Nouryture“Oh, when I was a little Ghost, A merry time had we! Each seated on his favourite post, We chumped and chawed the buttered toast They gave us for our tea.”“That story is…What You Might Not Know About May Day
by Shmuel Ross Related Links Spring Poems Holidays Haymarket Square Riot May 1st, often called May Day, just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a…Trending
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