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  • 从认知文体角度看诗歌译本的忠实度——以《丽达与天鹅》为例 《复旦外国语言文学论丛》2010年 第2期 | 郭骅 复旦大学外文学院
• • TODAY: 65 Halloween quotes that are sure to send chills down your spine
  • The Times, They Are a Changing
  • Scott C. Holstad’s TOP Subject Rankings in Open Library
  • Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency)
  • A Review of Marilyn Kallet’s How Our Bodies Learned

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  Ace, 12/24/14

  

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  An etching of Scott and G, designed and created by Scott H to be laser etched onto a favorite quality knife: the Benchmade Contego, customized for us in 2019

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  Benchmade Contego, customized with a laser etching of Scott and G, created by Scott H, 1999

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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2 Responses to “Our Spring Roses”

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   RedneckRosarian said

   May 12, 2013 at 10:25 am

   Great looking blooms!

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     Scott Holstad said

     May 12, 2013 at 10:26 am

     Thank you so much! We’re pretty happy with them. Cheers!

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