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NoraAncient city, southwest of Cagliari, Sardinia. Ruins from the 7th century BC indicate that the site was first settled by Phoenicians. It was the capital of Sardinia after the Roman annexation in the 1st century AD. Excavations have revealed a wealthy imperial Roman city with a theatre, an aqueduct, a temple of Juno, a nymphaeum, and private villas overlying a typical Phoenician port. Nora trapped in the domesticity demanded by her husband. [Nor. Lit.: Ibsen A Doll’s House] See : Entrapment Nora rebellious heroine; leaves stultifying marriage. [Nor. Lit.: A Doll’s House] See : Feminism 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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Anne was there to meet him when he came, and found him wild with eagerness to get to the shore -- Nora and the Golden Lady and the Twin Sailors would be there. I am afraid you cannot find here Nora or the Golden Lady or the Twin Sailors; but you will find one old sailor who can tell you wonderful stories. Now, my dear, suppose you take them and hook them to that little string Nora fixed across the window. |
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