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William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act V, Scene VIII

Scene VIIIAnother part of the fieldEnter MacbethMacbethWhy should I play the Roman fool, and die On mine own sword? whiles I see lives, the gashes Do better upon them.Enter MacduffMacduffTurn…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: VIII ("To lose thee")

by EmilyDickinson Loyalty IX VIII To lose thee, sweeter than to gain All other hearts I knew. 'T is true the drought is destitute, But then I had the dew! The Caspian has its realms of sand,…

Brewer's: Pin Money

A lady's allowance of money for her own personal expenditure. Long after the invention of pins, in the fourteenth century, the maker was allowed to sell them in open shop only on January…

Diane de France

(Encyclopedia) Diane de FranceDiane de Francedyän də fräNs [key], 1538–1619, duchess of Angoulême; illegitimate daughter of King Henry II of France. She was legitimized in 1547. She was married to…

Henry IV, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia) Henry IV, 1050–1106, Holy Roman emperor (1084–1105) and German king (1056–1105), son and successor of Henry III. He was the central figure in the opening stages of the long struggle…