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Josephine Preston Peabody: The Nightingale unheard
The Nightingale unheardJosephine Preston PeabodyYes, Nightingale, through all the summer-time We followed on, from moon to golden moon; From where Salerno day-dreams in the noon, And the…The Devil's Dictionary: Pillory
by Ambrose Bierce PILGRIMPIRACYPILLORY -n. A mechanical device for inflicting personal distinction - prototype of the modern newspaper conducted by persons of austere virtues and blameless…The Devil's Dictionary: Pigmy
by Ambrose Bierce PIGPILGRIMPIGMY -n. One of a tribe of very small men found by ancient travelers in many parts of the world, but by modern in Central Africa only. The Pigmies are so…William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene V
Scene VA hall in Capulet's houseMusicians waiting. Enter Servingmen with napkinsFirst ServantWhere's Potpan, that he helps not to take away? He shift a trencher? he scrape a trencher!Second…Railroad Accidents
While trains are convenient for travel and for transporting goods, they have become a greater danger over the years as their speed has…Scott, Robert Falcon
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868–1912, British naval officer and antarctic explorer. He commanded two noted expeditions to Antarctica. The first expedition (1901–4), in the Discovery,…Pachacamac
(Encyclopedia) PachacamacPachacamacpäˌchäkämäkˈ [key], ruins of a walled Native American settlement, Peru, about 25 mi (40 km) SE of Lima in the Lurin Valley. This site, which contains a number of…Uttarakhand
(Encyclopedia) Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, state (2001 provisional pop. 8,479,562), 20,650 sq mi (53,483 sq km), N India. Situated in the Himalayas where many peaks top 20,000 ft (6,096 m), it…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Love and Thought
Love and ThoughtTwo well-assorted travellers use The highway, Eros and the Muse. From the twins is nothing hidden, To the pair is nought forbidden; Hand in hand the comrades go Every nook of…Selected Worldwide Religious Sites
—By Kate Pritchard Amritsar, India: Site of the Golden Temple (Sikhism). Axum, Ethiopia: Church of St. Mary of Zion (Ethiopian Orthodox), where the Ark of the Covenant is believed to be kept.…Trending
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