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(Encyclopedia) tragedy, form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. The protagonist may be brought low by a…Fantastic Fables (1899 Edition)
by Ambrose Bierce Contents The Moral Principle and the Material Interest The Crimson Candle The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled Ermine The Ingenious Patriot Two Kings An Officer and a Thug…The Illiad: The Reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon.
The Grief of Achilles, and New... The Battle of the Gods, and th... The Reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon. Thetis brings to her son the armour made by Vulcan. She preserves the…Louisa May Alcott: Thanksgiving
ThanksgivingThis yearly festival was always kept at Plumfield in the good old-fashioned way, and nothing was allowed to interfere with it. For days beforehand, the little girls helped Asia…William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIA room of state in the castleEnter King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, Hamlet, Polonius, Laertes, Voltimand, Cornelius, Lords, and AttendantsKing ClaudiusThough yet of Hamlet our dear…Banquet in the House of Alcinous--The Games - The Odyssey
Reception of Ulysses at the P... Ulysses Declares Himself and ... Banquet in the House of Alcinous--The Games. Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, Alcinous…William Shakespeare: As You Like It, Act I, Scene II
Scene IILawn before the Duke's palaceEnter Celia and RosalindCeliaI pray thee, Rosalind, sweet my coz, be merry.RosalindDear Celia, I show more mirth than I am mistress of; and would you yet…William Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIPadua. Before Hortensio's houseEnter Petruchio and his man GrumioPetruchioVerona, for a while I take my leave, To see my friends in Padua, but of all My best beloved and approved…New Zealand Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note New ZealandMaori performers participate in a welcoming ceremony, Wellington, New Zealand, October 31, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:New…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: P
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z P P.C P., P.P., P.P.P P.P.C P.S P's and Q's Pabana Pacific Ocean Packing a Jury…