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	Alexandrine Parakeets
		The Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria, is a parrot which is a resident breeder from India and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia.
		The Alexandrine Parakeet is a bird of forest, open woodland and cultivation.
		Alexandrine Parakeet is a gregarious and noisy species, forming huge flocks at the evening roosts.
	www.avianweb.com /alexandrineparakeet.html (793 words)

	Alexandrine Verse - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It is the heroic French verse, used in epic narrative, in tragedy and in the higher comedy.
		The danger in the use of the Alexandrine is that, in attempting to give dignity to his line, the poet may only produce heaviness, incurring the sneer of Pope A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along.
		The Alexandrine was the dominant metre in Dutch poetry from the 16th to the middle of the 19th century, and about the time of its introduction to Holland it was accepted in Germany by the school of Opitz.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Alexandrine_Verse (954 words)

	Alexandrine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexandrines are common in the German literature of the Baroque period and in French poetry of the early modern and modern periods and much less common in English poetry, which more frequently uses iambic pentameter or 5-foot verse.
		In syllabic verse, such as that used in French literature, an alexandrine is a line of twelve syllables, divided into equal parts by one or two caesuras.
		Alexandrines are sometimes introduced into predominantly pentameter verse for the sake of variety.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexandrine (746 words)

	Alexandrine
		The Alexandrine's has green plumage and a large beak, but, as with many of the ringneck family, there are color mutations becoming more widely available to consumers, including the lutino (yellow) and the blue mutations.
		Alexandrine's are not known to be nippy, in spite of that huge beak, and are affectionate when given consistent attention.
		Alexandrine's are not picky eaters if they learn to eat a variety of foods when they are youngsters, so you should tell your customers to feed their birds a variety of foods, including fruits and vegetables and safe table foods.
	www.prettybirds.net /Alexandrine.htm (1176 words)

	Birds » Parrots » Parakeet - Alexandrine Main Page
		The Alexandrine Parakeet, also known as the Alexandrine Parrot, is one of the most interesting and entertaining birds to keep as a pet.
		Alexandrine Parakeets were considered a sign of status among the Romans and were very popular as gifts from returning explorers.
		Alexandrine Parakeets should be fed a diet of fruits and vegetable as well as commercially bought pellets.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/parrots/prt1156.html (390 words)

	Alexandrine - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Alexandrines are common in the German literature of the Baroque period and in French poetry of the early modern and modern periods and much less common in English poetry, which is fond of an iambic pentameter or 5-foot verse.
		In syllabic verse, such as that used in French literature, an alexandrine is a line of twelve syllables, often with a caesura between the sixth and seventh syllables.
		Undoubtedly the most famous Alexandrine in the English language is a rhyming couplet of Alexander Pope's, in which the first line is in iambic pentameter and the second line is an alexandrine: A needless alexandrine ends the song that like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along.
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	Alexandrine Parrot or Psittacula eupatria
		Alexandrines are easy to feed and they like to have a variety of fruits and vegetables as part of a regular food intake.
		The Alexandrines food requirements are seed based including canary seed, white millet, oats, and sunflower along with a variety of fruits such as apple and orange and a variety of vegetables such as corn, corn-on-the-cob, carrot and celery.
		Alexandrines love to chew timber, including the nest box, so a weld mesh internal ladder is recommended.
	birdcare.com.au /alexandrine_parrot.htm (1266 words)

	alexandrine - Encyclopedia.com
		alexandrine, in prosody, a line of 12 syllables (or 13 if the last syllable is unstressed).
		In French, rhyming couplets of two alexandrines of equal length, usually containing four accents, have been the classic poetic form since the time of Ronsard, e.g., in the dramas of Racine and Corneille.
		The most notable example is found in the Spenserian stanza, which contains eight iambic pentameters and an alexandrine rhyming with the last pentameter.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-alxndrn.html (454 words)

	The Alexandrine Liturgy
		However, it is possible to disengage it from later additions and to reproduce the original Greek Alexandrine Liturgy, the parent rite of all others in Egypt.
		The Alexandrine Preface then is very long; interwoven into it are a series of prayers for the Church, the Emperor, the sick, fruits of the earth, and so on.
		But the parallels between the Roman and Alexandrine uses are too obvious not to suggest a common source for these Liturgies.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/a/alexandrine_liturgy.html (2984 words)

	The My Hero Project - Alexandrine TinneAlexandrine_Tinne_2006
		Alexandrine was born on October 17, 1839 at The Hague, Netherlands to Philip F. Tinne, a wealthy Dutch merchant, and Baroness Harriet Van Steengracht-Capellan, the daughter of a famous Dutch Vice-Admiral.
		The loss of her dear mother left Alexandrine riddled with guilt and sorrow, feeling that her mother had died because of Alexandrine’s insistence upon the journey, and sadly, their relatives back home seemed to agree.
		Alexandrine well understood the grueling desert conditions and she brought along two iron tanks filled with water, (along with an ice machine), carried by camels.
	www.myhero.com /myhero/heroprint.asp?hero=Alexandrine_Tinne_2006 (1788 words)

	Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria
		The Alexandrine Parakeet belongs in the Psittacula genus, that are known as Ringneck Parakeets.
		Hi I have had a female Alexandrine Parakeet for 7 years, this is the 3rd year she is hatching.
		If you have an Alexandrine as a companion count yourself as one of the lucky people, I see lots of folks saying their Alex is agressive when in the cage, this is very normal.
	animal-world.com /encyclo/birds/parakeets/AlexandrineParakeet.php (1556 words)

	The Alexandrine Parakeet
		Alexandrine Parakeets are mostly a rich green which is brighter on the forehead.
		Alexandrine Parakeets are rated in the top 10 for talking birds and usually start imitating words as early as 4 months old.
		Along with the joy of talking, Alexandrine Parakeets also have their instinctive "wild call." This sound is very loud and piercing but they usually only demonstrate it a few times a day.
	www.clockguy.com /Olivers/JoplinPages/AlexandrineParakeetInfo.html (604 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for alexandrine
		alexandrine The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology...
		The nobility of his Alexandrine verse, the simplicity of his diction, the psychological realism of his characters, and the skill of his dramatic construction contribute to the continued popularity of his plays.
		It refers particularly to the two species of house rat, Rattus norvegicus, the brown, or Norway, rat and R. rattus, the fl, roof, or Alexandrine, rat.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=alexandrine (687 words)

	Lynch, Literary Terms — Alexandrine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Alexandrines are sometimes introduced into predominantly pentameter verse for the sake of variety.
		Spenserian stanza, for instance, is eight lines of pentameter followed by an Alexandrine.
		eighteenth century, poetry written in couplets is sometimes varied by the introduction of a triplet in which the third line is an Alexandrine, as in this example from Dryden, which introduces a triplet after two couplets:
	andromeda.rutgers.edu /~jlynch/Terms/alexandrine.html (153 words)

	Classical European Poetry Forms to Try - Poetry
		An alexandrine is a line of twelve syllables (except in Spanish, where it is a line of 14 syllables, although the definition of “14” depends on where the final stressed syllable of the line falls).
		Making the alexandrine creative: The alexandrine form is a little unwieldy to English speakers, who more naturally fall into iambic pentameter (ten syllables/line, the odd syllables unstressed, the evens stressed).
		As with the alexandrine, the décima is based on the number of syllables in the line, rather than stresses.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art1711.asp (409 words)

	Wikinfo \| Alexandrine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		An alexandrine is a metrical verse of iambic hexameter - a line of six feet or measures, each of which has two syllables with the stress on the first beat.
		Alexandrines are common in French poetry of the early modern and modern period and much less common in English, which is fond of an iambic pentameter or 5-foot verse.
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	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Alexandrine (204 words)

	ALEXANDRINE VERSE - Online Information article about ALEXANDRINE VERSE
		attention to the breaking up of the Alexandrine, which no longer possesses the rigidity of authoritative form which it held until about 188o, but is often used with a See also:
		The danger in the use of the Alexandrine is that, in attempting to give dignity to his line, the poet may only produce heaviness, incurring the sneer of See also:
		The Alexandrine was the dominant metre in Dutch poetry from the 16th to the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /AJA_ALL/ALEXANDRINE_VERSE.html (921 words)

	alexandrine — Infoplease.com
		Alexandrines - Alexandrines (4 syl.) Iambic verses of 12 or 13 syllables, divided into two parts between the sixth...
		Alexandrine Philosophy - Alexandrine Philosophy The system of the Gnostics, or Platonised form of Christianity.
		Alexandrine Age - Alexandrine Age From A.D. 323 to 640, when Alexandria, in Egypt, was the centre of science and...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/ent/A0803259.html (251 words)

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		Located near St. Lazare train station; the big department stores and the business district is Balladins Alexandrine Opera hotel offering excellent accommodations and a very well spoken friendly staff.
		The property is the perfect place for your leisiure stays in the French Capital, where a friendly and multilingual staff will always be at your disposal.
		Balladins Alexandrine Opera Hotel is situated near the Gare St. Lazare and Place de Clichy.
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