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Confusion Babel where God confounded speech of mankind. [O.T.: Genesis 11:7–9] from Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, former English insane asylum. [Br. Folklore: Jobes, 193]
amnesia victim whose identity becomes doubtful when the same identity is claimed by an insane woman. [Ital. Drama: Pirandello As You Desire Me in Sobel, 35] two pairs of identical twins wreak social havoc in Ephesus. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors] half-divine priests of Cybele; celebrated noisy festivals in her honor. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 67] “the other Judas, not Iscariot.” [N.T.: John 14:22] maze at Knossos where Minotaur lived. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 185] Milton’s capital of the devils. [Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost] not understanding the defense, judge gives incomprehensible verdict. [Fr. Lit.: Pantagruel] Egyptian morass, “where armies whole have sunk.” [Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost] “We’ve looked and looked, but after all where are we?” [Am. Lit.: “The Star-Splitter” in Hart, 799] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He profiles the North Sea and illustrates how its growing problems with muddiness and the over growth of algae are direct consequences of overfishing during the past 2 centuries. THE muddiness of what became the LAPD's Rampart scandal has found its symbol in Roy Montes -- a criminal who won a handsome payout thanks to the transgressions of the Rampart Division's rogue cops. We see the Mississippi--its length, depth, strong currents, muddiness and contradictions--as his river. |
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