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Brewer's: Lily

(The). There is a tradition that the lily sprang from the repentant tears of Eve as she went forth from Paradise. Lily in Christian art is an emblem of chastity, innocence, and purity. In…

Brewer's: Friday Street

(London). The street of fishmongers who served Friday markets. (Stow.) Friday and Columbus Friday, August 3rd, 1492, Columbus started on his voyage of discovery. Friday, October 12th,…

Tobit: 8

Tobit Chapter 8 1 And when they had supped, they brought Tobias in unto her. 2 And as he went, he remembered the words of Raphael, and took the ashes of the perfumes, and put the…

Sample Essays: Compare and Contrast

Note: The following essays were not edited by EssayEdge Editors. They appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions officers. SAMPLE ESSAY: Columbia, Athlete and Musician (sailing and…

Raphael Santi

(Encyclopedia) Raphael Santi or Raphael Sanzio, Ital. Raffaello Santi or Raffaello SanzioRaphael Santiräfˌfäĕlˈlō sänˈtē, sänˈtsyō [key], 1483–1520, major Italian Renaissance painter, b. Urbino. In…

John Keats: Part 2

by John Keats Part 1Part 2 love in a hut, with water and a crust, Is — Love, forgive us! — cinders, ashes, dust; Love in a palace is perhaps at last More grievous torment than a hermit's…

Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Fir Tree

The Shoes of FortuneThe Snow QueenThe Fir Tree Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir Tree. The place he had was a very good one: the sun shone on him: as to fresh air, there was enough…