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Khabur
(Encyclopedia) KhaburKhaburkhäb&oobreve;rˈ [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SE Turkey, and flowing generally south through NE Syria to enter the Euphrates River, near Dayr az Zawr…Hilda, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Hilda, Saint, 614–80, English abbess of Whitby, princess of Northumbria. She became a Christian at the age of 13 and a nun at 33. About 647 she set out for a convent in France, but was…Maiden Castle
(Encyclopedia) Maiden Castle, prehistoric fortress, Dorset, S England, near Dorchester. The finest earthwork in the British Isles, c.120 acres (50 hectares) in area, is there. Two sets of large-scale…Mur
(Encyclopedia) MurMurm&oobreve;r [key], Hung., Slovenian, and Croatian MuraMurm&oomacr;ˈrä [key], river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising in the Hohe Tauern, S central Austria. It flows NE to…Brown, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Robert, 1773–1858, Scottish botanist and botanical explorer. In 1801 he went as a naturalist on one of Matthew Flinders's expeditions to Australia, returning (1805) to England…Locofocos
(Encyclopedia) LocofocosLocofocoslōˌkōfōˈkōz [key], name given in derision to the members of a faction that split off from the Democratic party in New York in 1835. Tension had been growing between…Richelieu
(Encyclopedia) RichelieuRichelieurĭshˈəl&oomacr; [key], river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, issuing from the north end of Lake Champlain, near the N.Y.–Que. border, and flowing N across S Que. to the…Stinnes, Hugo
(Encyclopedia) Stinnes, HugoStinnes, Hugoh&oomacr;ˈgō shtĭnˈəs [key], 1870–1924, German industrialist. The son of a Westphalian mine owner, he founded his own company in 1892 and rapidly expanded…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Banks O' Doon-First Version
by Robert Burns Song-Out Over The ForthThe Banks O' Doon-Second VersionThe Banks O' Doon-First Version Sweet are the banks—the banks o' Doon, The spreading flowers are fair…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Banks O' Doon-Second Version
by Robert Burns The Banks O' Doon-First VersionThe Banks O' Doon-Third VersionThe Banks O' Doon-Second Version Ye flowery banks o' bonie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair?…Trending
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