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Varro (Fragments, p. 219, Scaliger's edition, 1623) recognises three ages:— From the beginning of mankind to the Deluge, a time wholly unknown.From the Deluge to the First Olympiad, called…rent
(Encyclopedia) rent, in law, periodic payment by a tenant for the use of another's property. In economics, its meaning is more complex, but since the word rent means any income or yield from an…Grosseteste, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Grosseteste, RobertGrosseteste, Robertgrōsˈtĕst [key], c.1175–1253, English prelate. Educated at Oxford and probably also at Paris, he became one of the most learned men of his time.…Mahfouz, Naguib
(Encyclopedia) Mahfouz, NaguibMahfouz, Naguibnəgēbˈ mäkhf&oomacr;sˈ [key], 1911–2006, Egyptian novelist and short-story writer, b. Cairo. After his graduation (1934) from Cairo Univ., he worked…Celt
(Encyclopedia) CeltCeltkĕlt, sĕlt [key] or KeltCeltkĕlt [key]. 1 One who speaks a Celtic language or who derives ancestry from an area where a Celtic language was spoken; i.e., one from Ireland, the…William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 2), Act III, Scene II
Scene IIGloucestershire. Before Shallow's houseEnter Shallow and Silence, meeting; Mouldy, Shadow, Wart, Feeble, Bullcalf, a Servant or two with themShallowCome on, come on, come on, sir;…Biographies: Biographies of Selected Photographers - Annie Leibovitz, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus & More - Infoplease.com
Biographies of Selected Photographers - Annie Leibovitz, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus & More - Infoplease.com V-J Day Kiss by Alfred Eisenstaedt (August 14, 1945) See also…Entertainment Bios — A
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American Dynasties Technically speaking, in the United States one cannot inherit political office from their parents. But that doesn't mean there aren't dynastic families, who repeatedly win…The Devil's Dictionary: Infalapsarian
by Ambrose Bierce INFLUENCEINGRATEINFALAPSARIAN -n. One who ventures to believe that Adam need not have sinned unless he had a mind to - in opposition to the Supralapsarians, who hold that…Trending
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