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Brewer's: Modred
in the romance of The Round Table, is represented as the treacherous knight. He revolted from his Uncle Arthur, whose wife he seduced, was mortally wounded in the battle of Camlan, in…Brewer's: Marvedie
(A). A maravedi (q.v.), a small obsolete Spanish copper coin of less value than a farthing. “What a trifling, foolish girl you are, Edith, to send me by express a letter crammed with…Katha-Upanishad: Fifth Valli
Fifth Valli 1. “There is a town with eleven gates belonging to the Unborn (Brahman), whose thoughts are never crooked. He who approaches it, grieves no more, and liberated (from all…America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and Veterans
The table below has information about the total number of service members, battle deaths, and non-mortal woundings in wars from 1775 to 2017; such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War…Deaths by State
(number in thousands; rates per 1,000 population in each area) Area 2004number Rate United States1 2,398.3…Death Rates for Suicide, 1950-2010
(deaths per 100,000 resident population) 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000…William Shakespeare: Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III
Act IIIScene IThe wood. Titania lying asleepEnter Quince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snout, and StarvelingBottomAre we all met?QuincePat, pat; and here's a marvellous convenient place for our…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 12
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 11 Note on the "Revolt of Islam",... Canto 12 The transport of a fierce and monstrous gladness Spread through the multitudinous streets, fast flying Upon the…The Iliad of Homer: The Grief of Achilles, and New Armour Made Him by Vulcan
The Seventh Battle, for the Bo... The Reconciliation of Achilles... The Grief of Achilles, and New Armour Made Him by Vulcan. The news of the death of Patroclus is brought to Achilles…The Illiad: The Contention of Achilles and Agamemnon.
The Trial of the Army and Cata... The Contention of Achilles and Agamemnon. In the war of Troy, the Greeks having sacked some of the neighbouring towns, and taken from thence two…