"Agnel of John II., King of France. Agnel- A French gold coin bearing a figure of the paschal lamb,…
Jacques Cartier, voyager of St. Malo, coasted along the north of Newfoundland in 1534 and passed through…
"A genus of fishes, typical of the family Anomalopidæ: so called from the remarkable structure…
"It is among the largest of crustaceous animals, sometimes measuring as much as two feet in length.…
"Columbia University is a seat of learning in New York city. The charter of King's College, the original…
"A Vulture is any member of the family Vulturidæ included among the birds of prey. In all the…
"Midas was, in Greek legend, a King of Phrygia. For his kindness to Silenus he was promised by Dionysus…
"The enrollment of a mortal among the gods. The mythology of Greece contains numerous instances of the…
"A king of drinking cup, furnished with handles. It was the cup scred to Bacchus, who is frequently…
"Sphinx is a Greek word signifying 'strangler,' applied to certain symbolical forms of Egyptian origin,…
"Athens is said to have derrived its name from the prominence given to its worship of Athena by its…
"The following cut, taken from one of Sir W. Hamilton's fictile vases, and representing Aeneas followed…
The Coin of the King of the Suessiones, Diviciacus, with bust on front and prancing horse on back. Front.
The Coin of the King of the Suessiones, Diviciacus, with bust on front and prancing horse on back. Back.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; And all the King's horses and all the King's…
Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called…
The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, all on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts, he stole those…
"Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes,…
"So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen." Esther 7:1 ASV King Xerxes and Esther…
"Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner…
What a Cavalier wore. The name Cavalier originally related to political and social attitudes and behaviour,…
The front of a French gold coin first issued by Louis IX. in the thirteenth century. It was equal to…
The rear of a French gold coin first issued by Louis IX. in the thirteenth century. It was equal to…
"Tiara or Tiaras, a hat with a large high crown. This was the head-dress which characterized the north-western…
Mark Twain's real name is Samuel L. Clemens and is famous for his books, The Adventures of Huckleberry…