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  2. Language of flowers - Wikipedia

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    Language of flowers. Floriography ( language of flowers) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in traditional cultures throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa.

  3. To be, or not to be - Wikipedia

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    To be, or not to be. Comparison of the "To be, or not to be" speech in the first three editions of Hamlet, showing the varying quality of the text in the Bad Quarto, the Good Quarto and the First Folio. " To be, or not to be " is a speech given by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene" of William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1).

  4. List of translations of works by William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of translations of works by William Shakespeare. Each table is arranged alphabetically by the specific work, then by the language of the translation. Translations are then sub-arranged by date of publication (earliest-latest). Where possible, the date of publication given is the date of the first edition by that translator.

  5. The flowers in 'Bridgerton' can foreshadow a character's fate ...

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    A single rose stands for simplicity, and a white rose communicates “I am worthy of you.”. On a less romantic note, yellow roses signify “decrease of love,” “jealousy” and “war ...

  6. Hamlet (Thomas) - Wikipedia

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    Premiere. 9 March 1868. ( 1868-03-09) Paris Opera. Hamlet is a grand opera in five acts of 1868 by the French composer Ambroise Thomas, with a libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier based on a French adaptation by Alexandre Dumas, père, and Paul Meurice of William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet.

  7. List of long place names - Wikipedia

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    Hamlet in Banffshire, Scotland English/Gaelic Magh an Fhùcadair, meaning "field of the fuller" or "plain of the hilly ridge" Michilimackinac: 15 Region in Michigan: Ojibwe: Newtownhamilton: 15 Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland English Established by a Mr. Hamilton in the 1770s: Piddletrenthide: 15 Village in Dorset, England English

  8. Antisemitism - Wikipedia

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    Origin and usage Etymology 1879 statute of the Antisemitic League The word "Semitic" was coined by German orientalist August Ludwig von Schlözer in 1781 to designate the Semitic group of languages - Aramaic, Arabic, Hebrew and others - allegedly spoken by the descendants of Biblical figure Sem, son of Noah. The origin of "antisemitic" terminologies is found in the responses of orientalist ...

  9. Requiem - Wikipedia

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    Violet, a color of penance, was also allowed by indult, since penance and reparation for the soul, presumably in Purgatory, is encouraged by the Church. The texts used for the liturgy underwent a similar change, and some of the new options for the readings reinforce an overall theme of Jesus' promise of eternal life.