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Page 59 - Aries, the Ram; Taurus, the Bull; Gemini, the Twins; Cancer, the Crab; Leo, the Lion; Virgo, the Virgin; Libra, the Balance; Scorpio, the Scorpion; Sagittarius, the Archer; Capricornus, the Goat; Aquarius, the Water-bearer; and Pisces, the Fishes.
Page 59 - The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales ; The Scorpion, Archer, and He-goat, The Man that holds the watering-pot, And Fish with glittering tails.
Page 14 - Thirty Days hath September, April, June and November ; February hath Twenty-eight alone, And all the rest have Thirty-one ; Except in Leap Year, — then's the time February's Days are Twenty-nine.
Page 2 - What does it matter to nine-tenths of mankind whether William married Blanche or Matilda — whether this king had three wives or six — whether that one was crowned at Westminster or Winchester ; but it does concern each and all of us to know why a devastating war raged between the king and his parliament ; what principles were involved ; and how it might have been avoided : to trace the growth of trial by jury through successive generations ; to learn how one man's character influenced the whole...