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(Encyclopedia) tarpontarpontärˈpŏn [key], common name for members of the family Megalopidae, or Elopidae, large game fish of the warm seas of the Western Hemisphere, ranging occasionally from Long…Big Bend National Park
(Encyclopedia) Big Bend National Park, 801,163 acres (324,471 hectares), W Tex.; authorized 1935, est. 1944. It is a triangle formed where the Rio Grande runs southeast then northeast in a big bend…Cévennes
(Encyclopedia) CévennesCévennessāvĕnˈ [key], mountain range, S France, bordering the Massif Central on the southeast. The Cévennes proper occupy the central section of a mountainous arc (average…measles
(Encyclopedia) measles or rubeolarubeolar&oomacr;bēˈələ [key], highly contagious disease typically contracted during childhood, caused by a filterable virus and spread by droplet spray from the…SARS
(Encyclopedia) SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome, communicable viral disease that can progress to a potentially fatal pneumonia. The first symptoms of SARS are usually a high fever, headache…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Vii. Point Sublime.
CHAPTER VI. THE KAIBAB.CHAPTER VIII. THE EXCAVATION O...CHAPTER VII. POINT SUBLIME.Wherever we reach the Grand Cañon in the Kaibab it burst upon the vision in a moment. Seldom is any warning…Childhood Diseases: Infectious Mononucleosis
Infectious MononucleosisChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of…John Keats: The Eve of St. Agnes
by John Keats Isabella; or, The Pot of BasilPoemsThe Eve of St. Agnes St. Agnes' Eve — Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare…William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act IV, Scene VII
Scene VIIAnother part of the fieldEnter Fluellen and GowerFluellenKill the poys and the luggage! 'tis expressly against the law of arms: 'tis as arrant a piece of knavery, mark you now, as…The Iliad of Homer: Poseidon stirreth up the Achaians to defend the ships. The valour of Idomeneus
Book 12 Book 14 Poseidon stirreth up the Achaians to defend the ships. The valour of Idomeneus. Now Zeus, after that he had brought the Trojans and Hector to the ships, left them to…