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Brewer's: Old Man of the Mountain

Hassanben-Sabah, the sheik Al Jebal, and founder of the sect called Assassins (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old Man of the SeaOld Man of the Moon…

Brewer's: Mountains of Mole-hills

To make mountains of mole-hills. To make a great fuss about trifles. “Ex cloaca arccm facere” (Cicero.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MountebankMountain-…

Exploring the Andes Mountains Quiz

The Andes Mountains are the longest mountain range in the world, stretching about 5,500 miles along the western coast of South America. These majestic mountains are home to diverse flora and fauna,…

World's Highest Mountain Peaks

Are you ready to test your knowledge about the world's highest mountain peaks? From Mount Everest to K2, these peaks have awed and inspired adventurers for centuries. So, let's see if you can name…

The World's Highest Mountains Quiz

Mountains have always captivated human imagination. They are not only impressive natural wonders, but also a true test of human endurance and courage. The world's highest mountains, in particular,…

The Koran/Sura LII — The Mountain

Sura LII — The MountainMecca — 49 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the MOUNTAIN, And by the Book written On an outspread roll, And by the frequented fane,[127…

Walt Whitman: Bivouac on a Mountain Side

Bivouac on a Mountain SideI see before me now a traveling army halting, Below a fertile valley spread, with barns and the orchards of summer, Behind, the terraced sides of a mountain, abrupt…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Mountain Grave

A Mountain GraveWhy fear to die And let thy body lie Under the flowers of June, Thy body food For the ground-worms' brood And thy grave smiled on by the visiting moon. Amid great Nature's…

Eunice Tietjens: The Most-Sacred Mountain

The Most-Sacred MountainEunice TietjensSpace, and the twelve clean winds of heaven, And this sharp exultation, like a cry, after the slow six thousand steps of climbing! This is Tai Shan,…