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...Holy Family in the Uffizi; also a panel by an unknown master of the south German school, representing the weighing of a human soul by Saint Michael, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint George. Saint Michael holds the scales and pours holy water on the form of a dragon in the scales which represents the soul, thus making the balance go down on the side of purity. The devil, in the form of a dragon, vainly claws at the other side of the scales, in which are a tower, food, and money, representing the possessions of this world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Loans to Fogg Museum | 10/28/1911 | See Source »

Following is the program for the Pop Concert in Symphony Hall this evening: 1. Marche des Amoureux, Ganne 2. Overture, "Fra Diavolo," Auber 3. Waltz, "Barcarolle," Waldteufel 4. Selection, "La belle Helene," Offenbach 5. Suite No. 2, "L'Arlesienne," Bizet 6. The Dragon Fly, Strauss 7. Selection, "La Boheme," Puccini 8. Ride of the Valkyries, Wagner 9. Selection, "Les Hugenots," Meyerbeer 10. Serenade, Haydn 11. Waltz, "Fideles Wien," Komzak 12. March, "Teddy's Return," Maquarre

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Pop Concert | 6/2/1910 | See Source »

...CRIMSON and of the Lampoon. He received the degree of the L.L.B. cum laude from the Harvard Law School in 1888, and a year later was admitted to the bar. He has travelled extensively throughout the United States, and written many well-known books, among them: "The Dragon of Wantley," "Red Men and White," "LinMcLean," "The Jimmy John Boss," "Ulysses S. Grant: a Biography," "The Virginian," "Philosophy 4," "A Journey in Search of Christmas," "Lady Baltimore," "Mother," and "The Seven Ages of Washington...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AWARD OF DISTINCTIONS | 12/18/1907 | See Source »

...sketch on the cover, drawn by T. M. Hastings '98 is very effective and represents Lampy astride of Pegasus treading over the Dragon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lampoon Christmas Number. | 12/22/1896 | See Source »

Tiamat, mother of all gods, represented as a dragon, is the primaeval chaos. She plans to overthrow the gods, her children, gathers an army of monsters, and puts Kingu, her son and only faithful child, in command. Both Anu, the god of the heavens, and Ea, the god of the waters under the earth, are turned back in fright before this army. These events occupy the first two tablets. The third tablet tells how Marduk, son of Ea, offers to oppose Tiamat, if the gods in reward will make him ruler over them. In the fourth tablet Marduk defeats Kingu...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Marduk and the Dragon. | 3/14/1896 | See Source »

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