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The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXVI

Inferno: Canto XXVInferno: Canto XXVIIInferno: Canto XXVI Rejoice, O Florence, since thou art so great, That over sea and land thou beatest thy wings, And throughout Hell thy name is…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXXI

Inferno: Canto XXXInferno: Canto XXXIIInferno: Canto XXXI One and the selfsame tongue first wounded me, So that it tinged the one cheek and the other, And then held out to me the…

Gibraltar

(Encyclopedia) GibraltarGibraltarjĭbrôlˈtər [key], British overseas territory (2015 est. pop. 34,000), 2.5 sq mi (6.5 sq km), on a narrow, rocky peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea from SW…

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: Notes

  Notes [The references are, except in the first note only, to the stanzas of the Fifth edition.] (Stanza I.) Flinging a Stone into the Cup was the signal for "To Horse!" in the Desert. (II.)…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXV

Inferno: Canto XXIVInferno: Canto XXVIInferno: Canto XXV At the conclusion of his words, the thief Lifted his hands aloft with both the figs, Crying: "Take that, God, for at thee I aim…

Brewer's: Hand

A measure of length = four inches. Horses are measured up the fore leg to the shoulder, and are called 14, 15, 16 (as it may be), hands high. i. Hand (A). A symbol of fortitude in Egypt,…

The First Wedding

The First WeddingThe June roses over the porch were awake bright and early on that morning, rejoicing with all their hearts in the cloudless sunshine, like friendly little neighbors, as they…

The Movies of 1996–1997

Absolute PowerAddicted to LoveAfterglowAir Force OneAlbino AlligatorAlien ResurrectionAlive and KickingAll Over MeAmerican BuffaloAmerican StraysAn American Werewolf in…