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fall, the

(Encyclopedia) fall, the, i.e., the fall of man, in Christian thought: see original sin; grace.

Balance, The

(Encyclopedia) Balance, The, English name for Libra, a constellation; also called The Scales.

Owl and the Nightingale, The

(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…

Fort Worth

(Encyclopedia) Fort Worth, city (2020 pop. 918,915), seat of Tarrant co., N Tex., on the Trinity River 30 mi (48 km) W of Dallas; settled 1843, inc.…

Rand, the

(Encyclopedia) Rand, the: see Witwatersrand.

Rockies, the

(Encyclopedia) Rockies, the: see Rocky Mountains.

Skaw, the

(Encyclopedia) Skaw, the, Denmark: see Skagen.

pill, the

(Encyclopedia) pill, the: see birth control.

Lusiads, The

(Encyclopedia) Lusiads, The: see Camões, Luís de.

Law, the

(Encyclopedia) Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.