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A laurel wreath decorating a memorial at the Folketing, the national parliament of Denmark.. A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen.
By 1597, the poet was resting on his laurels. It seems that he was much favoured at the court of Elizabeth , and he hoped that it would be the same with her successor. In 1603, he addressed a poem of compliment to James I on his accession, but it was ridiculed and his services were rejected.
Sappho is paying close attention to the performance, resting her arm on a cushion which bears a laurel wreath, presumably intended for the performer. The painting illustrates a passage by the poet Hermesianax , recorded by Athenaeus in his Deipnosophistae ("The Philosophers' Banquet"), book 13, page 598.
Philip IV of France lying in state Brazilian president Afonso Pena lying in state in the Catete Palace, 1909. Lying in state is the tradition in which the body of a deceased official, such as a head of state, is placed in a state building, either outside or inside a coffin, to allow the public to pay their respects.
The laurel leaves in the coat of arms of Kaskinen, Finland (Swedish: Kaskö) may have been meant to refer to local flowering, but its origin may also be in the name of the family Bladh (Swedish: blad; 'leaf'); two members of the family – a father and a son – acquired both town rights and the status of staple town for the village at the time.
The 2024 election saw a record 263 women returned to Parliament, including 190 female Labour MPs.
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Florence Tamagne, author of "Paris: 'Resting on its Laurels'?", wrote that there is a "Gaité parisienne"; she added that Paris "competes with Berlin for the title of LGBT capital of Europe, and ranks only second behind New York for the title of LGBT capital of the world." [1] It has France's only gayborhoods that are officially organized. [1]