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Corbin, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Corbin, MargaretCorbin, Margaretkôrˈbĭn [key], 1751–1800, American Revolutionary heroine, b. Franklin co., Pa. Upon the death of her husband in the attack on Fort Washington (Nov. 16,…Pitcher, Molly
(Encyclopedia) Pitcher, Molly, 1744–1832, American Revolutionary heroine whose real name was Mary Ludwig Hays or Heis, b. near Trenton, N.J. As the wife of John Hays or Heis, she carried water for…Bernsen, Corbin
actorBirthplace: North Hollywood, Calif.Born: 9/7/54Sacre Bleu
Eventual winner Marco Pantani joins the protest with the rest of the his fellow bikers on the French concrete before the start of the 12th stage of the Tour de France.Archive Photos Italy's…Brewer's: Sang Bleu
Of high aristocratic descent. The words are French, and mean blue blood, but the notion is Spanish. The old families of Spain who trace their pedigree beyond the time of the Moorish…Brewer's: Bas Bleu
(See Blue Stocking.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BaseBarzillai A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Cordon Bleu
(Un) (French). A knight of the ancient order of the St. Esprit (Holy Ghost); so called because the decoration is suspended on a blue ribbon. It was at one time the highest order in the…Monroe, Harriet
(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Harriet, 1860–1936, American editor, critic, and poet, b. Chicago. In 1912 she founded Poetry: a Magazine of Verse, which paid and encouraged both established and new poets.…Giono, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Giono, JeanGiono, JeanzhäN jônōˈ [key], 1895–1970, French novelist, b. Provence. His semiautobiographical novel, Jean le bleu (1932, tr. Blue Boy, 1946) concerns his childhood. His…Alice Corbin: Muy Vieja Mexicana
Muy Vieja MexicanaAlice CorbinI've seen her pass with eyes upon the road — An old bent woman in a bronze-black shawl, With skin as dried and wrinkled as a mummy's, As brown as a cigar-box,…