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(Encyclopedia) cleavage, tendency of many minerals to split along definite smooth planar surfaces determined by their crystal structure. The directions of these surfaces are related to weaknesses in…Lewis, Jerry Lee
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Jerry Lee, 1935–2022, American singer and composer, b. Ferriday, La. Combining country music elements with an energetic…gravel
(Encyclopedia) gravel, particles of rock, i.e., stones and pebbles, usually round in form and intermediate in size between sand grains and boulders. Gravel is composed of various kinds of rock, the…Puy-en-Velay, Le
(Encyclopedia) Puy-en-Velay, LePuy-en-Velay, Lelə püēˈ-äN-vəlāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 23,434), capital of Haute-Loire dept., S central France. Le Puy-en-Velay is the center of an old lace industry,…basalt
(Encyclopedia) basaltbasaltbəsôltˈ, băsˈôlt [key], fine-grained rock of volcanic origin, dark gray, dark green, brown, reddish, or black in color. Basalt is an igneous rock, i.e., one that has…The Little Book of Modern Verse: Foreword
Foreword"The Little Book of Modern Verse", as its name implies, is not a formal anthology. The pageant of American poetry has been so often presented that no necessity exists for another…Thomas Walsh: Our Little House
Our Little HouseThomas WalshOur little house upon the hill In winter time is strangely still; The roof tree, bare of leaves, stands high, A candelabrum for the sky, And down below the…William Blake: The Little Boy Lost
by WilliamBlakeThe Chimney-SweeperThe Little Boy FoundThe Little Boy Lost "Father, father, where are you going? Oh do not walk so fast! Speak, father, speak to you little boy, Or…William Blake: The Little Boy Found
by WilliamBlakeThe Little Boy LostLaughing SongThe Little Boy Found The little boy lost in the lonely fen, Led by the wandering light, Began to cry, but God, ever nigh, Appeared…Classical Mythology: The Little Rascal: Hermes
The Little Rascal: HermesClassical MythologyThe A Team: Olympians AllFirst in War, First in Peace: AthenaThree's a Crowd: The Olympian Love TriangleFirst of the Red-Hot Lovers: AphroditeNight of the…Trending
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