(Encyclopedia) Neer, Aert van derNeer, Aert van derärt vän dĕr nār [key], c.1603–77, Dutch landscape painter. Working mostly in Amsterdam, he excelled in painting unusual light effects, such as…
(Encyclopedia) EcbatanaEcbatanaĕkbătˈənə, ĕkbətäˈnə [key], capital of ancient Media, later the summer residence of Achaemenid and Parthian kings, beautifully situated at the foot of Mt. Elvend and NE…
(Encyclopedia) Beecher, Lyman, 1775–1863, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. New Haven, Conn., grad. Yale, 1797. In 1799 he became pastor at East Hampton, N.Y. While serving (1810–26) in the…
Scene IVOrleansEnter, on the walls, a Master Gunner and his BoyMaster-GunnerSirrah, thou know'st how Orleans is besieged,
And how the English have the suburbs won.BoyFather, I know; and oft…
Scene VIIAnother part of the fieldAlarum: excursions. Enter Talbot led by a ServantTalbotWhere is my other life? mine own is gone;
O, where's young Talbot? where is valiant John?
Triumphant…
Scene IIGloucester's houseEnter Gloucester and his DuchessDuchessWhy droops my lord, like over-ripen'd corn,
Hanging the head at Ceres' plenteous load?
Why doth the great Duke Humphrey knit…
Scene IIThe same. The council-chamberCornets. Enter King Henry VIII, leaning on Cardinal Wolsey's shoulder, the Nobles, and Lovell; Cardinal Wolsey places himself under King Henry Viii's feet…
So is it not with me as with that MuseSo is it not with me as with that Muse,
Stirr'd by a painted beauty to his verse,
Who heaven itself for ornament doth use
And every fair with his fair…
As an unperfect actor on the stageAs an unperfect actor on the stage,
Who with his fear is put beside his part,
Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,
Whose strength's abundance…
If there be nothing new, but that which isIf there be nothing new, but that which is
Hath been before, how are our brains beguil'd,
Which labouring for invention bear amiss
The second burthen…
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