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America A Prophecy (Finis) – William Blake

Reveal the dragon thro’ the human; coursing swift as fire To the close hall of counsel, where his Angel form renews. In a sweet vale shelter’d with cedars, that eternal stretch Their unmov’d branches, stood the hall; built when the moon shot forth, In that dread night when Urizen call’d the stars round his feet; Then burst the center from …

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प्रथम पुरुष

First person

बहुत समय पहले बंगाल में महाराजा कृष्णचन्द्र का राज्य था। उनके दरबार में बहुत सारे विदूषक थे। सबसे ज्यादा लोकप्रिय था – गोपाल। गोपाल नाई था लेकिन सब लोग उसे गोपाल भांड कहकर बुलाते थे। भांड यानी मसखरा, जो लोगों को हंसा सकता हो। अपने चुटकलों, हावभाव, टीका – टिप्पणी और महाराज या अन्य लोगों को मूर्ख बनाने के तरीको …

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How many legs has a centipede?

Centipede means ‘hundred legged’ but not many centipedes actually have as many as this. Some have as few as 15 pairs, others have as many as 173 pairs, but most sorts have about 35 pairs. Centipedes and millipedes form a small group of arthropods adapted for life on the land. With all these legs they run very quickly and although …

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How many feathers does a bird have?

The swan has over 25,000 feathers on its body, providing it with good, year-round insulation in cold northern climates. The larger the bird, the greater the number of feathers it has. Small songbirds like sparrows and thrushes have between 1,500 and 3,500 feathers on their bodies. In fact, smaller birds have more feathers per square centimeter than larger birds because …

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