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  2. Westron Wynde - Wikipedia

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    The latter was probably done to make it a safe reading for women and children in the 19th century context. He also included 'doth' between 'down' and 'rayne' based on his probable interpretation that the wind did blow the rain away. Some modernization of spellings was done by other editors to make the poem accessible for modern reading. [2]

  3. He blew with His winds, and they were scattered - Wikipedia

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    He blew with His winds, and they were scattered (Latin: Flavit et Dissipati Sunt) is a phrase used in the aftermath of the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. It referred to the storms in the northern Atlantic Ocean that destroyed much of the Armada, a large naval fleet commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia , after it retreated following an ...

  4. The North Wind and the Sun - Wikipedia

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    Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveler fold his cloak around him; and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the Sun shined out warmly, and immediately the traveler took off his cloak. And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.

  5. Ode to the West Wind - Wikipedia

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    The canto is no more a request or a prayer as it had been in the fourth canto—it is a demand. The poet becomes the wind's instrument, his "lyre" (57). This is a symbol of the poet's own passivity towards the wind; he becomes his musician and the wind's breath becomes his breath.

  6. In "Hansel and Gretel," Hansel speaks more often and for longer than his sister, and the first phrase he utters to her happens to be, "Quiet, Gretel." This explicit shushing is a common thread throughout the Grimms' take on folklore; spells of silence are cast on women more than they are on men, and the characters most valued by male suitors ...

  7. Truth behind the Donald Trump quote from 1998 that's rapidly ...

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    He continued, saying that they'd believe anything Fox broadcasts. Trump's alleged words began circulating the online sphere in October 2015 , when Trump's campaign was beginning to be taken seriously.

  8. Xavier Worthy somehow wrestled a pass away from a Bills ...

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    Xavier Worthy is a fast playmaker. He's coming along quickly at the end of his rookie season for the Kansas City Chiefs. He's also not the type to wrestle away a jump ball from a defender in ...

  9. American Airlines pilot comforts passengers on flight less ...

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    A recording of the soothing message is now a viral TikTok video viewed 5 million times.. The TikToker, Leighton Mixon, captioned the video, “After AA5432, This American Airlines Captain just ...