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(A). A British soldier, as a Jack Tar is a British sailor. The term arose from the little pocket ledgers served out, at one time, to all British soldiers. In these manuals were to be…Brewer's: Moakkibat
A class of angels, according to the Mahometan mythology. Two angels of this class attend every child of Adam from the cradle to the grave. At sunset they fly up with the record of the…Brewer's: Folio
A book of the largest size, formed by folding the paper only once, so that each sheet makes two leaves. It is from the Italian, un libro in foglio, through the French, in-folio. Fol. is…Christina Rossetti: Twilight Night
Twilight NightMarch 1866IWe met, hand to hand, We clasped hands close and fast, As close as oak and ivy stand; But it is past: Come day, come night, day comes at last.We loosed hand…Reed SMOOT, Congress, UT (1862-1941)
Senate Years of Service: 1903-1933 Party: Republican SMOOT Reed , a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 10, 1862; moved with his parents to Provo, Utah County, Utah, in 1874;…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Stanzas - April, 1814
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Stanza, Written at BracknellTo HarrietStanzas - April, 1814 Away! the moor is dark beneath the moon, Rapid clouds have drank the last pale beam of even: Away!…Brewer's: Leaf
Before the invention of paper one of the substances employed for writing was the leaves of certain plants. In the British Museum are some writings on leaves from the Malabar coast, and…Diwali
The Hindu festival of lights by Holly Hartman Diwali, "the festival of lights" Related Links Hinduism India | Map Hindu Festival Dates…A Shropshire Lad
A. E. Housman1919ContentsIntroduction1887Loveliest of trees, the cherry nowThe RecruitReveilleOh see how thick the goldcup flowersWhen the lad for longing sighs,When smoke stood up from…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, August 24, 1805
Day 866 Day 868 Clark, August 24, 1805 August 24th Satturday 1805 Set out verry early this morning on my return passed down the Creek at the mouth marked my name on a pine Tree, proceed on…Trending
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