11) The Campaign of Crecy. How the French King Followed the King of England in
Beauvoisinois. Froissart, Jean. 1909-14. The Chronicles of Froissart. The
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...he tarried. The king of England being at Airaines wist not where for to pass the river of Somme, the which was large and deep, and all bridges were broken and the...
12) Vermandois. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Vermandois, (vermaNdwa´) (KEY) , region, N France, now in Somme and Aisne depts. The region is largely agricultural (wheat, beets) but has some industry (metallurgy,...
13) 30222. Ingham, Bernard. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...NUMBER:30222 QUOTATION:I sometimes compare press officers to riflemen on the Somme-mowing down wave upon wave of distortion, taking out rank upon rank of supposition,...
14) 7. The Western Front, 1916-1917. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...preferred to arrange for an offensive in Flanders, but Joffre insisted on operations in the Somme area, where the British and French could collaborate more easily....
15) Amiens. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...A city of northern France on the Somme River north of Paris. Settled in pre-Roman times, it has been a textile center since the Middle Ages. The city's Gothic cathedral...
16) Crecy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Crécy, (krase´) (KEY) , officially Crecy-en-Ponthieu (-aN-poNtyo´) (KEY) , village, Somme dept., N France. A nearby forest is popular for camping. At Crecy, on Aug....
17) Saint-Quentin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Saint-Quentin, (saN-kaNtaN´) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 62,085), Aisne dept., N France, on the Somme River. Foundry products, machinery, textiles, and food products...
18) 15277. Crane, Hart. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...as chalk,Hast kept of wounds, O Mourner, all that sumThat then from Appomattox stretched to Somme! ATTRIBUTION:Hart Crane (1899-1932), U.S. poet. The Bridge. Norton...
19) 5764. Bataille, Georges. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...Bataille (1897-1962), French novelist, critic. "Alleluia," vol. 2, sect. 4, La Somme Atheologique, Guilty (1944)....
20) Jacques. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Jaques is a sort of cotton waistcoat without sleeves. 1 "Jacques, il me faut troubler ton somme; Dans le village, un gros huissier Rode et court, suivi du messier:...
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