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In 1778 Moore was appointed lieutenant on “The Tiger”, a ship collectively owned by a number of Manx merchants. [3] This venture was set up in order to take advantage of the British admiralty's invitation for merchant ships to arm themselves and engage in commerce raiding against enemy shipping, during the war against the Kingdom of France and the United States.
Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian feast day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Joseph and Mary. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22–40.
The Parliament of Birds, an 18th-century oil painting by Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton. The Parlement of Foules (modernized: Parliament of Fowls), also called the Parlement of Briddes (Parliament of Birds) or the Assemble of Foules (Assembly of Fowls), is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s–1400) made up of approximately 700 lines.
The cover of a series of illustrations for the "Night Before Christmas", published as part of the Public Works Administration project in 1934 by Helmuth F. Thoms "A Visit from St. Nicholas", routinely referred to as "The Night Before Christmas" and "' Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title "Account of a Visit from St ...
The following is a list of books of poetry written by Pope John Paul II. The Place Within: The Poetry of Pope John Paul II, Random House; 1st edition (25 October 1994) ISBN 0-679-76064-4, lyrical poetry; Roman Triptych. Meditations, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, March 2003), ISBN 88-209-7451-7; The Poetry of Pope John Paul II, USCCB (1 September ...
Groundhog Day began as a tiny event and has grown into an American holiday we can all be proud of. Its furry, buck-toothed star, Punxsutawney Phil, has visited the White House and even met Oprah.
Lemminkäinen Suite (also known as Four Legends from the Kalevala), Op. 22 * [a cycle of four tone poems] Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island (1895, revised 1897 and 1939) * The Swan of Tuonela (1893-1895, revised 1897 and 1900) * Lemminkäinen in Tuonela (1895, revised 1897 and 1939) * Lemminkäinen's Return (1895, revised 1897 and 1900) *
Channeling that vitality through my own body awakened me to a whole new consciousness of life’s possibilities — and of my possibilities as an artist. Dance was how I first learned that I was a ...