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The Iliad of Homer: The Death of Hector

The Battle in the River Scamander. Funeral Games in Honour of Patroclus. The Death of Hector. The Trojans being safe within the walls, Hector only stays to oppose Achilles. Priam is…

Amy Lowell: Walk

WalkOver the street the white clouds meet, and sheer away without touching.On the sidewalks, boys are playing marbles. Glass marbles, with amber and blue hearts, roll together and part with…

Kansas, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 KansasKansaskănˈzəs [key], midwestern state occupying the center of the coterminous United States. It is bordered by Missouri (E), Oklahoma (S), Colorado (W), and Nebraska (N…

Ram, The

(Encyclopedia) Ram, The, English name for Aries, a constellation.

Rand, the

(Encyclopedia) Rand, the: see Witwatersrand.

Rockies, the

(Encyclopedia) Rockies, the: see Rocky Mountains.

bar, the

(Encyclopedia) bar, the, originally, the rail that enclosed the judge in a court; hence, a court or a system of courts. The persons qualified and authorized to conduct the trial of cases are also…