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John Keats: Lines on the Mermaid Tavern
by John Keats Bards of passion and of mirthRobin HoodLines on the Mermaid Tavern Souls of poets dead and gone, What elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer…John Donne: The Bait
The BaitCome live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines and silver hooks. There will the river whisp'ring run…Martín, Esteban
(Encyclopedia) Martín, EstebanMartín, Estebanĕstāˈbän märtēnˈ [key], fl. 1539, printer in Mexico. Martín is reputed to have preceded Juan Pablos. There is evidence that he printed Escala espiritual…Camarillo
(Encyclopedia) Camarillo Camarillo kăˌmərēˈyō [key], city (2020 pop. 70,741), Ventura co., S Calif.; inc. 1964. It is…Yeovil
(Encyclopedia) YeovilYeovilyōˈvĭl [key], town (1991 pop. 36,114), Somerset, SW England, on the Yeo River. It is a market town and a leather-making center. Glove making has been a local specialty…Popham, George
(Encyclopedia) Popham, GeorgePopham, Georgepŏpˈəm [key], c.1550–1608, early colonist in Maine, b. England. He was named in the patent granted to the Plymouth Company in 1606. In consequence of the…French, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st earl of Ypres
(Encyclopedia) French, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st earl of YpresFrench, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st earl of Ypresēˈprə [key], 1852–1925, British field marshal. After a long career in the army, during…Thomas, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Saint, one of the Twelve Apostles, called Didymus. According to John, he refused to believe in the resurrection until he saw Jesus' wounds; hence the expression “doubting…Cahors
(Encyclopedia) Cahors Cahors käôrˈ [key], town, capital of Lot dept., S central France, in Quercy, on the Lot…Mandaeans
(Encyclopedia) Mandaeans or MandeansMandeansmănˈdēənz [key], a small religious sect who maintain an ancient belief resembling that of Gnosticism and that of the Parsis. They are also known as…Trending
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