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Charles the Bald

(Encyclopedia) Charles the Bald, French king: see Charles II, emperor of the West.

Charles I, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) Charles I, 1863–1908, king of Portugal (1889–1908), son and successor of Louis I. A cultured man, learned in language and oceanography, Charles had little opportunity to display his…

Comines, Philippe de

(Encyclopedia) Comines, Philippe deComines, Philippe defēlēpˈ də kōmēnˈ [key], c.1447–c.1511, French historian, courtier, and diplomat. In 1472 he left the service of Charles the Bold of Burgundy to…

Porta, Guglielmo della

(Encyclopedia) Porta, Guglielmo dellaPorta, Guglielmo dellag&oomacr;lyĕlˈmō [key]Porta, Guglielmo della dĕlˈlä pôrˈtä [key], d. 1577, Italian sculptor. His early works are in Genoa. In 1546 he…

Calah

(Encyclopedia) CalahCalahkāˈlə [key] or KalakhKalakhkäˈläkh [key], ancient city of Assyria, S of Nineveh and therefore S of present Mosul, Iraq. Known as Calah in the Bible, it is the same as the…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: III

IIISaid Saadi, "When I stood before Hassan the camel-driver's door, I scorned the fame of Timour brave; Timour, to Hassan, was a slave. In every glance of Hassan's eye I read great years of…

<i>Survivor II</i> Predictions

Who did you think would win the million dollars? by Gerry Brown These Predictions Were Made in the Spring of 2001. Tennessee mom Tina Wesson is one of three players remaining on Survivor: The…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: III

Sonnet II Sonnet IV III Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest Now is the time that face should form another; Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewest, Thou dost beguile…