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... lines " ( a de- fense system to protect Lisbon against the French ) there . Torres Vedras is an agricultural trade centre and viticulture is important . Pop . ( 1970 pre- lim . ) town , 14,833 ; mun . , 57,056 . 39 ° 06 ′ N , 9 ° 16 ' W ...
... lines " ( a de- fense system to protect Lisbon against the French ) there . Torres Vedras is an agricultural trade centre and viticulture is important . Pop . ( 1970 pre- lim . ) town , 14,833 ; mun . , 57,056 . 39 ° 06 ′ N , 9 ° 16 ' W ...
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triolet , medieval French verse form that con- sists of eight short lines rhyming A Ba A a b A B ( the capital letters indicate the lines that are repeated ) . The name triolet is taken from the three repetitions of the first line . The ...
triolet , medieval French verse form that con- sists of eight short lines rhyming A Ba A a b A B ( the capital letters indicate the lines that are repeated ) . The name triolet is taken from the three repetitions of the first line . The ...
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... lines of five and seven syllables , ending with an extra seven- syllable line . Although many chōka have been lost , the shortest of those extant are 7 lines long , the longest are 149 lines . They may be followed by one or more envoys ...
... lines of five and seven syllables , ending with an extra seven- syllable line . Although many chōka have been lost , the shortest of those extant are 7 lines long , the longest are 149 lines . They may be followed by one or more envoys ...
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