“In 1979, areas from the canton of Bern attained independence from the Bernese, forming the new canton of Jura.”

“In his epic poem, the author skillfully crafted each canto to unfold a new chapter in the hero's journey.”

“Levy's glistening cascades of tonal warmth were pure instrumental bel canto.”

“The bel canto opera repertoire is most closely associated with Bellini's deranged heroines and Donizetti's game gamines.”

“In 1979, areas from the canton of Bern attained independence from the Bernese, forming the new canton of Jura.”

“These are divided up into small cantons, separated by armed checkpoints restricting virtually all movement.”

“It emphasizes democracy, decentralization, and the sovereignty of individual cantons, which give much autonomy to individual communities.”

“On August 1, 1291, three Alpine cantons swore the oath of confederation, an act that later came to be regarded as the foundation of Switzerland.”

“The Messiah had been conceived as a prose epic, on the model of Fenelon's Telemaque, and the earliest cantos were drafted in lyrical prose.”

“Of her thousands of unpublished writings, including a novel and cantos commemorating John Brown, some fifty remain.”

“I used the form of multiple cantos because I wanted a fragmented structure that suggests the difficulties in capturing the complexity of Angola.”