The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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... Mother . A mythical character fa- mous as giving the name to Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes , which seems to have been first used in Songs for the Nursery , Or Mother Goose's Melodies for Children , pub- lished by T. Fleet in Boston ...
... Mother . A mythical character fa- mous as giving the name to Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes , which seems to have been first used in Songs for the Nursery , Or Mother Goose's Melodies for Children , pub- lished by T. Fleet in Boston ...
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... mother put him in a basket and left him in the bulrushes , where he was found and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter . Later he identified himself with his own people and because he killed an abusive Egyptian taskmaster , was forced to flee ...
... mother put him in a basket and left him in the bulrushes , where he was found and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter . Later he identified himself with his own people and because he killed an abusive Egyptian taskmaster , was forced to flee ...
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... mother of Books . Alexandria , from its fa- mous library . the mother of cities ( Arab . Amu - al - Bulud ) . Balkh is so called . mother of presidents . Virginia , which fur- nished six presidents of the United States . mother of ...
... mother of Books . Alexandria , from its fa- mous library . the mother of cities ( Arab . Amu - al - Bulud ) . Balkh is so called . mother of presidents . Virginia , which fur- nished six presidents of the United States . mother of ...
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