The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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... head ; What man could have done more Than his head off to strike , Meleager like And bring it as I do before ? the Boar's Head Tavern . Made immortal by Shakespeare , this used to stand in East- cheap , on the site of the present statue ...
... head ; What man could have done more Than his head off to strike , Meleager like And bring it as I do before ? the Boar's Head Tavern . Made immortal by Shakespeare , this used to stand in East- cheap , on the site of the present statue ...
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... Head are fre- quent in literature ; among them may be men- tioned : Bacon trembled for his brazen head . Pope , Dunciad , iii , 104 . Quoth he , " My head's not made of brass , As Friar Bacon's noddle was . ' Butler , Hudibras , ii . 2 ...
... Head are fre- quent in literature ; among them may be men- tioned : Bacon trembled for his brazen head . Pope , Dunciad , iii , 104 . Quoth he , " My head's not made of brass , As Friar Bacon's noddle was . ' Butler , Hudibras , ii . 2 ...
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... heads symbolize the Eastern or Byzantine Empire and the Western or Roman Empire . Eagle , Solomon , see SOLOMON Eagle . Eaker , Ira Clarence ( 1896- ) . Major General and head of U.S. army air force in Europe ( 1943 ) . Pilot of army ...
... heads symbolize the Eastern or Byzantine Empire and the Western or Roman Empire . Eagle , Solomon , see SOLOMON Eagle . Eaker , Ira Clarence ( 1896- ) . Major General and head of U.S. army air force in Europe ( 1943 ) . Pilot of army ...
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