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The earth shudders at three things,
At four which it cannot bear:
A slave who becomes king;
A scoundrel sated with food;
A loathsome woman who gets married;
A slave-girl who supplants her…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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And the following are the local kings whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan—from Baal-gad in the Valley of the Lebanon to Mount Halak, which ascends to Seir—which…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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Kohn practiced an important profession, the most important after that of God. He was arranging life. […]
[…] And from what does this personage, second only to God, live? He is given a part of the…
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Adam Biro
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Paris, France
Date:
1998
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At the appointed café on Leopoldstrasse, HF is waiting by the door, which he holds open for me. It is perfect weather for sitting out of doors, but he rejects the sidewalk tables. Inside it is dark…
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Binnie Kirshenbaum
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New York, United States of America
Date:
2002
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Selridge:Epstein’s next. I want to hear what his last week on earth would be like. Probably wants to take an English exam at City College.Eugene:It’s your turn, Arnold.Epstein:There’s no point to this…
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Neil Simon
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1985
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He is tall, strong, angular; his appearance as well as his speech give the impression of boldness and vigor. His voice is a high tenor ringing with mettle. And even in his quiet moments he resembles a…
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Moissaye Olgin
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1918
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It seemed to us that there would be a real interest, for the natives and Arabists alike, to have between their hands a collection of ghernata [Granada] poetry as complete as possible and methodically…
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Edmond-Nathan Yafil
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Algiers, French Algeria (Algiers, Algeria)
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1904