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Delilah
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Delilah (Dalila in Milton's
Samson Agonistes), in Judg. 16, a woman of the valley of Sorek, loved by Samson; she persuaded him to tell her the secret of his strength and (by cutting off his hair) betrayed him to the Philistines. A favourite figure in Renaissance pictorial art (e.g.
Rubens,
Samson and Delilah, 1609–10), her shearing of Samson's hair represented an archetypal symbol of man's vulnerability to female perfidy. In Milton's version she is Samson's second wife.
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A home for Delilah.(short story)
Magazine article from: Children's Digest; 1/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; Delilah Dazzler was once the fastest greyhound...brindled brown with four white stockings. Delilah raced in the summer, and she raced in...and the snow and the wind and the rain. Delilah raced until she could race no more. She...
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A home for Delilah.(Short story)
Magazine article from: Children's Digest; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Delilah Dazzler was once the fastest greyhound...brindled brown with four white stockings. Delilah raced in the summer, and she raced...the snow and the wind and the rain. Delilah raced until she could race no more...
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A Home for Delilah.(short story)
Magazine article from: Children's Digest; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Delilah Dazzler was once the fastest greyhound...brindled brown with four white stockings. Delilah raced in the summer, and she raced in...and the snow and the wind and the rain. Delilah raced until she could race no more. She...
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Delilah.(Gentle Breeze)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 4/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...persistent in her obsession to ruin a spiritual leader is Delilah. What makes Delilah's obsession devious and sickening is the fact that...for it and worse at the time the offer was made, Delilah was a mistress of the spiritual leader. Many of...
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Delilah's dream comes true
Newspaper article from: The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.; 6/29/2007; ; 700+ words
; HIGHLAND - The pictures of Delilah McDaniel's late husband, Fort Irwin...accident in May 2005, Matthew, 33, and Delilah, 35, often talked about opening a...and he was a fire captain," said Delilah, a lifelong Highland resident. Nearly...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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SAMSON & DELILAH BLIND DOG HAS OWN CANINE CARETAKER.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 7/6/2001; 700+ words
; ...NUYS - The biblical story of Samson and Delilah might seethe with betrayal, but the tale of Samson and Delilah, two stray dogs taken in by Barbara Fiero, is a testament to canine loyalty. Delilah, a small, blind Lhasa apso and Shih...
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Delilah, Radio's Oprah, Draws 25 Million Audience
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 10/2/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...NPR All Things Considered 10-02-2008 Delilah, Radio's Oprah, Draws 25 Million Audience...nighttime belongs to a female voice. Delilah Rene Luke has spent 25 years on the air...radio deal, who needs a last name? Ms. DELILAH RENE LUKE (Radio Personality, Author...
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Radio's Delilah, sob sister on the air
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/20/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...familiar, but the words are not. It's Delilah, all right-the Queen of Sappy Love...her each weeknight. Only this time, Delilah isn't offering advice. She's asking...to dedicate a song to her boyfriend," Delilah says during a telephone interview from...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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SIX NATIONS SPECIAL: Why, why, why I've a ticket to the game; DELILAH MAN TO SING ALONG AT THE STADIUM THANKS TO.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...Millennium Stadium when he hears his hit Delilah belted out by 60,000 Welsh voices...Barry, who wrote fans' favourite song Delilah. He had been looking for a ticket for...Delia, whom he magically transformed into Delilah, will also be singing along to her song...
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Delilah Listens; Making People Feel Better Over Radio Waves
Magazine article from: Today's Woman; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; "Delilah has a problem with excessive talking...with over 6 million weekly listeners. Delilah, as she is known to her devoted listeners...We] talk about life," she explains. Delilah, who made a one-night appearance in...
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Delilah
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Delilah In the Old Testament of the Bible, Delilah was a woman, probably a Philistine*, who received a large...weak, and the Philistines were able to seize him. The name Delilah has taken on the meaning of temptress or betrayer. The story...
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Harriet A. Jacobs
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...from harsh treatment by their owners. Delilah Horniblow was a slave to Margaret Horniblow...of Edenton, North Carolina, just as Delilah's mother, Molly, had been for much...of their masters, so the marriage of Delilah to the carpenter Daniel Jacobs, a slave...
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Lukas, Paul
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...1922—German film debut in Samson und Delilah ; 1927—invited to Hollywood by Zukor...xE0;s hölgy (Deesy); Samson und Delilah (Samson and Delilah ) (Curtiz); Lady Violette (Geroffy); Eine Versunkene...
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Samson
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...However, he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who tricked him into telling her the...While Samson was asleep one night, Delilah cut off his hair. Samson grew weak and...all the Philistines inside. See also Delilah.
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Korda, Alexander
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Welt (Die Tragödie eines Verschollenen Fürstensohnes ) (A Vanished World ); Samson und Delilah (Samson and Delilah ) (+ pr) 1923 Das unbekannte Morgen (The Unknown Tomorrow ) (+ pr) 1924 Jedermanns Frau (Jedermanns Weib...
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