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Love, Alfred Henry

(Encyclopedia) Love, Alfred Henry, 1830–1913, American pacifist, b. Philadelphia. Love, a Quaker, remained firm in his principles at the outbreak of the Civil War, refusing even to hire a substitute…

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

(Encyclopedia) Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, collective name given several English monastic chronicles in Anglo-Saxon, all stemming from a compilation made from old annals and other sources c.891. Although…

Oldcastle, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Oldcastle, Sir John, 1378?–1417, English leader of Lollardry. He married the heiress of Lord Cobham in 1408 and was known as “the good Lord Cobham.” Under the rule of Henry IV he…

Bliss Carman: Lord of my Heart's Elation

Lord of my Heart's ElationBliss CarmanLord of my heart's elation, Spirit of things unseen, Be thou my aspiration Consuming and serene!Bear up, bear out, bear onward, This mortal soul alone,…

Bert LORD, Congress, NY (1869-1939)

LORD Bert , a Representative from New York; born in the town of Sanford, Broome County, N.Y., December 4, 1869; attended the public schools and the Afton (N.Y.) Union School and Academy; engaged…

Scott LORD, Congress, NY (1820-1885)

LORD Scott , a Representative from New York; born in Nelson, Madison County, N.Y., December 11, 1820; attended the common schools and the local academies at Morrisville and Geneseo; studied law…

Lord of the Rings: Middle Earth Locations Quiz

Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is a classic tale set in a lush and richly fleshed out fantasy world, called Middle Earth. Other Tolkien works also take place across this map, but can you name…

1999 Deaths: G - L

Felix GalimirWilliam (Bill) GardinerW. Arthur Garrity, Jr.William (Pop) GatesGermain GliddenColby GoodwinRaisa GorbachevMeg GreenfieldCalvin GriffithErnest GrossJerzy GrotowskiHowie HaakHuntz…

Sabbatarians

(Encyclopedia) Sabbatarians, persons who insist upon strict observance of Sunday as the Sabbath. Societies promoting Sabbatarian objectives include the Lord's Day Alliance of the United States and…