(Encyclopedia) Balinese music represents, to a large extent, a survival of the pre-Islamic music of Java. It was taken to Bali by Hindu Javanese in the 15th cent. and uses the tonal systems of…
(Encyclopedia) García Márquez, GabrielGarcía Márquez, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ gärsēˈä märˈkās [key], 1927–2014, Colombian novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, b. Aracataca. Widely considered one of…
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Water clocks were among the earliest timekeepers that didn't depend on the observation of celestial bodies. One of…
Act IIScene ICourt of Macbeth's castleEnter Banquo, and Fleance bearing a torch before himBanquoHow goes the night, boy?FleanceThe moon is down; I have not heard the clock.BanquoAnd she goes…
(1) Different parts of a hawk: Arms. The legs from the thigh to the foot. Beak. The upper and crooked part of the bill. Beams. The long feathers of the wings. Clap. The nether part of the…
My GardenIf I could put my woods in song
And tell what's there enjoyed,
All men would to my gardens throng,
And leave the cities void.
In my plot no tulips blow,—
Snow-loving pines and oaks…
Zaragoza. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sance-bellSan Christobal A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…
Admirably fair. (Dutch, passen, to admire.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Passing RichPassing Bell A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…
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