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Deakin, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Deakin, AlfredDeakin, Alfreddēˈkĭn [key], 1856–1919, Australian political leader. He held office in various ministries and aided in the fight for federation of the Australian states.…

Audra Lorde Biography

poetBorn: February 18, 1934Birthplace: New York CityDied: November 17, 1932 Lorde, the daughter of immigrants from Grenada, grew up in New York City. She began…

Russell, Lord Bertrand

(Arthur William) mathematician, philosopherBirthplace: Trelleck, WalesBorn: 1872Died: 1970

My Lord and Lady

My Lord and Lady"Please, Madam Mother, could you lend me my wife for half an hour? The luggage has come, and I've been making hay of Amy's Paris finery, trying to find some things I want,"…

The Devil's Dictionary: Lord

by Ambrose Bierce LOQUACITYLORELORD -n. In American society, an English tourist above the state of a costermonger, as, lord 'Aberdasher, Lord Hartisan and so forth. The traveling Briton of…

Mary Lou Lord

Got No ShadowWork/Sony Boston-based indie fave Mary Lou Lord, who got her start singing in subway stations, crosses the tracks to the land of major labels and polished production on this…

Brewer's: Cotton Lord

A great cotton lord. A rich Manchester cotton manufacturer, a real lord in wealth, style of living, equipage, and tenantry. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Anglantes Lord

Orlando, who was Lord of Anglant and knight of Brava. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AngleAngiolina A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Brewer's: Shepherd Lord

(The). Henry, the tenth Lord Clifford, sent by his mother to be brought up by a shepherd, in order to save him from the fury of the Yorkists. At the accession of Henry VII. he was restored…