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Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., (S.), at 11. 0105 (XIII...
...previously unknown fragment of Paradise Lost. I of course did not jump to this conclusion, but subjected the fragment to all possible tests, including metrical analysis and carbon 14 dating, before deciding that these lines are indeed by Milton. Possibly they represent an abortive attempt at a Book XIII, or even the beginning of a sequel to Paradise Lost. However, the regularity of the iambic pentameter suggests that these lines were written early in Milton's career, and hence represent rather a preliminary study for the Great Epic. In any event, this fragment clearly is a major addition...
...story on European royalty, we discovered that Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses, Emperors and Shahs have been on our cover 91 times since 1923, when the first, King Fuad I of Egypt, appeared. A few royals, such as Elizabeth II and her father George VI of Great Britain, Alfonso XIII (grandfather of Juan Carlos, Spain's present King, who is one of this week's cover subjects), have made TIME'S cover three or more times. In preparing this week's cover story, TIME reporters found that even in modern democracies monarchs must still be approached with...
Returning to the throne from which his grandfather, Alfonso XIII, was ousted in 1931, Juan Carlos at 38 has the dual task of dismantling nearly four decades of dictatorship while attempting to establish his own legitimacy as chief of state. Unlike his Bourbon ancestors, of whom Talleyrand said, "They have learned nothing and forgotten nothing," Juan Carlos proved a retentive student during his years as monarch-in-waiting...
...ence of such dazzling blue that even in a glass case it seems to vibrate in front of one's eyes; or the massive silver head, possibly of the Sassanian King Shapur II; or the exquisitely elaborated 17th century flintlock gun made by Pierre le Bourgeoys for Louis XIII; or even such small items as a 3rd century B.C. bronze of a Greek dancer, whirling on her axis like a Hellenistic Martha Graham...