The story of the Battle of Cochin is related by the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões in his 1572 epic poem Os Lusíadas. At the opening of Canto X, the sea-nymph Thetis relates to the admiral Vasco da Gama her prophecy about the Battle of Cochin (Canto X, Stanzas 12-21).
The river was once a branch of the river Waal, being cut off at Tiel in 1307 or thereabouts (some traces of this can still be seen). The river is navigable for small vessels and is a popular destination for boaters.
Following his suicide, it was revealed that he had written a letter to Argentine President Fernando de la Rúa, that had never been read, in which he expressed being tired of being a beggar in his own country, and asked for de la Rúa’s help to raise money to help the Foundation.
The auction raised £7,500. Klass’s newly found sex symbol status was cemented further after Playboy offered her a six-figure deal to pose nude for their magazine. The offer was sent to Klass’s agent while she was still on the show, along with many offers from other magazines, chat shows and TV work.
The two then clashed in the Royal Rumble match itself as they made it to the final moments of the match, but both were eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin, who had crept back into the match after his elimination was unseen.
In it there is an evocative language whose sensitivity could be extended into music and into the orchestral backcloth. Debussy abandoned work on Rodrigue and Chimène and, in August 1893, he approached Maeterlinck via his friend, the poet Henri de Régnier, for permission to set Pelléas.