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On the Twelfth-Night, the three thousand Magyars who had reached Finland had been organized into a new Infantry Regiment 41 "Kossuth Lajos", supported by local Finnish pioneer and artillery units.
Archive 2010-01-01 Johnny Pez 2010
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On the Twelfth-Night, the three thousand Magyars who had reached Finland had been organized into a new Infantry Regiment 41 "Kossuth Lajos", supported by local Finnish pioneer and artillery units.
DBTL 19A: Testvér a Testvérért Johnny Pez 2010
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In _Twelfth-Night_ there is something singularly Ridiculous and Pleasant in the fantastical
Some Account of the Life of Mr. William Shakespear (1709) Nicholas Rowe
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Towards the end of the feast, when the sun was on its return, and the world was considered to be renovated, a king or ruler was chosen, with considerable power granted to him during his ephemeral reign, whence may have sprung some of the Twelfth-Night revels, mingled with those in honour of the Manifestation and
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson
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The Eve of Epiphany, or Twelfth-Night, is to the children of Rome what
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 Various
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Jonson, resolved upon making the most of his Muse in a remunerative sense, well knew how to obtain the patronage of the highest persons of the country; and his ambition seems to have found satisfaction when, afterwards, a call was made upon him, on the part of the Court, to compose 'Masques' for Twelfth-Night and similar extraordinary occasions.
Shakspere and Montaigne Jacob Feis
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Papagenus as Shakespeare fools in "Twelfth-Night."
Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory Arthur Symons 1905
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They looked just like two Christmas angels on the top of a frosted Twelfth-Night cake.
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Twelfth-Night ball, after which the children and young folks end their evening parties by untrimming the tree of their entertainer amidst peals of laughter, songs, and shouts.
Yule-Tide in Many Lands Mary Poague Pringle 1894
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Many of the features of former times are no longer in vogue, but the Twelfth-Night supper still continues in favor, when songs, toasts, and a general good time finishes the holiday season.
Yule-Tide in Many Lands Mary Poague Pringle 1894
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