Third Adhyâya 1. Pratardana, forsooth, the son of Divodasa (king of Kasi), came by means of fighting and strength to the beloved abode of Indra. Indra said to him “Pratardana, let me…
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Capital: Tallahassee
Official Name: State of Florida
Entered Union (rank): March 3, 1845 (27th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1969
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(A ). A convict on board ship, who was chained to the boom when made to take his daily exercise. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Boon CompanionBoom A B C…
(Encyclopedia) Hepburn, Katharine, 1907–2003, American actress, b. Hartford, Conn. She made periodic stage appearances from 1928 on and debuted in the first of her 43 films in 1932; in her early…
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I will give you that to boot, i.e. in addition. The Anglo-Saxon boot or bot means “compensation.” (Gothic, bôta, profit.) “As anyone shall be more powerful ... or higher in degree, shall…
Ignis ossium. The Athenæum shows that the word means a fire made of bones; one quotation runs thus, “In the worship of St. John, the people ... made three manner of fires: one was of clean…
(Encyclopedia) philanthropy, the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. Every year vast sums…
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