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by Rudolph Erich Raspe The Baron crosses the Thame...Supplement The Baron slips through the... The Baron slips through the world: after paying a visit to Mount Etna he finds…
Scene IIIA council-chamberThe Duke and Senators sitting at a table; Officers attendingDuke of VeniceThere is no composition in these news
That gives them credit.First SenatorIndeed, they are…
Book: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 How Achilles and Agamemnon were reconciled before the assembly of the Achaians, and Achilles went forth with them…
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British sailor, finished a solo 27,000-mile circumnavigation in February, in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes, and 33 seconds, breaking the world record for sailing around the world alone. She…
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Flavour, smack. The salt of youth is that vigour and strong passion which then predominates. Shakespeare uses the term on several occasions for strong amorous passion. Thus Iago refers to…
by EmilyDickinsonWith FlowersXLSunset Sunset Where ships of purple gently toss
On seas of daffodil,
Fantastic sailors mingle,
And then — the wharf is still.
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