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Sultan's head, the air was now full of curses. The grand-vizir himself was the father of two daughters, of whom the elder was called Scheherazade, and the younger Dinarzade. Dinarzade had no particular gifts to distinguish her from other girls, but her sister was clever and courageous in the highest degree. Her father had given her the best masters in philosophy, medicine, history and the fine arts, 5 and besides all this, her beauty excelled that of any girl in the kingdom of Persia. One day, when

provide military aid to the other triumvirs. Antony defends himself, and Maecenas, one of Caesar’s companions, suggests that they put aside their bickering in order to face Pompey. Agrippa, another of Caesar’s men, suggests that Antony marry Caesar’s sister, Octavia. This bond, he claims, would cement the men’s affection for and alliance with one another. Antony consents. Caesar and Antony shake hands, promising brotherly love, and they agree to march together toward Pompey’s stronghold on Mount Misenum

long-range replacement for the B-52. Powered by six turbojet engines to Mach 3, the XB-70 (left) was 196 feet long with a wingspan of 105 feet. Two prototypes were built at a cost of $700m a pop. The first (AV/1) made its maiden flight in 1964, with sister ship AV/2 taking to the skies in July 1965. The programme was dogged by technical problems from the start (detailed history of the project here), and ultimately doomed in June 1966 when AV/2 collided in midair with an accompanying F-104 Starfighter during

Cherbourg Margaret embarque d'abord sur le Nomadic avant de pouvoir monter à bord du Titanic. Plus indépendante que jamais depuis sa séparation avec James Brown, Mrs Brown en profite pour voyager. Le 24 janvier 1912, elle embarque à bord de l'Olympic, sister-ship du Titanic, pour se rendre en Europe et retrouver sa fille qui étudie à l'université de la Sorbonne, à Paris[11]. Durant le mois de février les deux femmes partent visiter l’Égypte[11] et c'est au Caire qu'elles rencontrent John Jacob Astor en compagnie

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Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), was presented to the United States by "the people of France" in 1886. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by ship. The copper-clad statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence and was given to the United States to represent the friendship established during the American Revolution

Salomé. Et voici Lilou. 4- C'est ma soeur. 5- Je suis content de te rencontrer. 6- Je suis content aussi. 7- Au revoir. 8- A bientôt. 1- My name, your name 2- Hello, I am Pascal. What is your name ? 3- My name is Salomé. And this is Lilou. 4- She is my sister. 5- I am happy to meet you. 6- I am happy too. 7- Goodbye 8- See you soon Vocabulaire : Mon nom 1- mon nom 2- ton nom/votre nom 3- Comment dit-on BROTHER en français ? 4- notre nom 5- son nom (garçon) 6- son nom (fille) 7- ma soeur 8- je suis

dream-like quality, due to his interest in legends but also to his addiction to opium. ‘The Rime of the Ancent Mariner’ (1798) is about a curse that falls on a ship after the captain kills an albatross. Lord Byron is the typical example of the Romantic rebel who led a scandalous life, supposedly having an affair with his married half-sister. He could not stand the hypocrisy of his society, left England, and died fighting for Greek independence. The heroes of his poems are rebels, as in ‘Child Harold’s

beginning with the time when he saved her from drowning. That was when they first met and fell in love. Thereafter, for her sake, he neglected searching for his parents, from whom he was separated years before by a shipwreck that cast him adrift. A Spanish ship rescued him and his elderly servant. The fate of his parents was unknown. Valère also reminds Élise that he gave up his title of nobility in order to become her father's household steward. To get the job, Valère flattered Harpagon, praised his weaknesses

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