The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-27
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Reader Of The Post. Q. Where do the fol-
lowing lines occur in shakespcarcs works;
For several virtues
Have liked several women; never any
with so full soul but some defect in her
Did quarrel with tho noblcst grace she owed
And put It 10 the foil"
The pcasantst angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden ours the silver stream
Aud groedily dcvour the treacherous bnlt."
who wrote "1hc Arabian Nights"
A. The lines Of the FIRST quotation are
from "Ihc Tempest" act J. scene / Of
the second. from "Ntuch Ado About
Nothing act iu, sccuc j. The origin ana
author OF the Arabian Ni-uts" are stan
unknown According TO- somc authorities
they are divided into three portions which
may hr respectively traced go Persian.
an ludlan ana au Arabian oUgiu They
were hrst brought to HE notice " Europ,
In tn" carly part ~ the Eighteenth cen
curry 10y Anton" "alland, a French pHcn.
taNsl. The work has been translated hy
many scholars. Most Of the uuu5Iatious
are from nh" French and among Tho best
mny Doe mentioned chat of 1880 which says.
Many vt The talcs nrr doupllrs, of dir
leirn' ana carly origin and Tho general phn
/ is probably borrowed from much Older
promotion bearing Tine same ut'"
=
/ N'hI"n. q what F the Woolsarh iu the
/ hII''.A nous" oft I"'dst
a. 'HInI .h' time of Queen IHllh''h
an acc Of I"rlI"mon Was passed prohibit
ing the expectation ot "aoI- rms product
was on" nf the great SOURCES of natural
wealth Of England at .hsl lm. ard lp ace.
cordanoc rItl the economic notions OF lao
age the authorities attempted To keep D.
in the country Imagining that 81 ii went
abroad, even thoagh something more vain.
ab!" or drsigahi" varo uschapgcd Cor Il, tho
country wonld ne poorer Ia order to Aoll
the Importance o. this commodity before
the minds Of the national Legislators wool
sacks were placed in the house OF lords,
where the Judges sat- Hence the lord chan
ceiior who prcsidcs over tho house OF
lords 's.ts on tine woonack.' The wool.
sack according to printed description.
Is iorec squire bag Of wool without buc,
or arms and covered with red cloth"
/ Inqulrer.-o. III what is tho ORIGIN NJ
/ the name guinea and mound I'm ,,,~,,.,
money O., win Won desrr,b, thc Nf,nch,.
ter caunl3
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