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a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

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Octavian's) I will follow, I will be a great vates singing about your camp (ll.
This seems to be the fulfillment of the promise made in 2.10: though Octavian has not yet conquered the East, he is planning to do so and the poet is preparing to become the vates by foreseeing the celebrations that will follow the victories.
Beth bynnag dwi'n feddwl a ddweud fe fydd arddull Vates yn plesio ym Mlaenau ac yn y Ring, yn chwistrelliad angenrheidiol o naturioldeb tanddaearol, yn adwaith positif i'r crap, ac fe fydd gwleidyddiaeth Prysor yn sicrhau na fydd Vates yn "gwerthuallan" ac yn rhan o'r wannabies arferol sy'n dringo'r ysgol tuag at y nirfana nefolaidd Cyfryngol Cymraeg.
Vates? Na, golygfa o'r ffilm lwyddiannus ddiweddar, Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End
Also showing respectable yields in this category was 'Lacinato,' which did significantly better than its Italian look-alike, 'Nero Di Toscana.' 'Vates' also had a good showing for yield.
His 'White Russian' only sustained moderate damage; the 'Winterbor' and especially the 'Vates' held their own.
Ovid's creation of the erotic vates plays a complex role in the Amores.
Tibullus as vates appears appropriately enough in a poem to Apollo (C.2.5).
Meanwhile, new homicide detective Ray Vates (Noel Palomaria) is getting razzed enough by his co-workers just for being a rookie -- what if they knew he was gay?
The tasks of both master craftsman and vates are thus combined in the collection L'incorrigible, which belongs to that tradition of poetry that believes in transcendence and seeks out absolutes: "Et l'on peut ecouter longtemps, fige sur le trottoir,/Sans comprendre le sens des mots, mais chaque voix est vraie."
That Drayton gives us Taliesin the vates in a place that calls for Taliesin the historian is revealing.
Similar to this use of Taliesin is Drayton's use of Merlin: in both cases, while the poet-figure is indeed associated with the transcendence of time, his role as vates is substituted for his role as historiographer, calling into question whether any solution to the antiquarian problem truly exists.(24) The poet's preoccupation with Merlin spanned his career.
Sesiwn Fawr is held on the Marian, Dolgellau n North Wales band Super Furry Animals headline the Friday night, which also features Sibrydion, MC Sleifar a'r Teulu and Batala Bermo There'll be a reggae theme to the Saturday night line-up, which includes Nasio Fontaine from Dominica and Estynedig, an amalgamation of North Wales groups Anweledig, Vates and Estella Other artists to feature on Saturday include Elin Fflur, Gwyneth Glyn, Drymbago, The Poppies, Alun Tan Lan, Daniel Lloyd a Mr Pinc and Mim Twm Llai
Llwyfan car gwyllt stage - Clwb Rygbi Bro Ffestiniog; Gig Tywysoges Gwenllian: Hot Puppies, Gilesbi, Fflur Dafydd a'r Barf, Mim Twm Llai., Vates, Di pravinho, Annioddefol, Llan Clan, Wyrligigs, Hecate, G.O.M, Inb-s.
Also appearing are Hugh Chiswell, Frizbee, who recently won the Radio Cymru Pop and Rock Awards, Sibrydion, formed by exmembers of Big Leaves, Estynedig, formerly part of the Anweledig, Estella and Vates line-ups and Yr Hwntws with their original line-up.