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William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act II, Scene III
Scene IIIA field of battle between Towton and Saxton, in YorkshireAlarum. Excursions. Enter WarwickWarwickForspent with toil, as runners with a race, I lay me down a little while to breathe;…Relays - 1979-92
Relays Event Time Date Set Location 4 x 100m: World 37.40 USA (Marsh, Burrell, Mitchell, C. Lewis) Aug. 8, 1992 Barcelona 37.40 USA (Drummond, Cason,…All-NBA Teams
All-NBA Teams Voting by a 115-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Each ballot has entries for three teams; points awarded on 5-3-1 basis. First Team…Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books
Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html . This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from…Brewer's: Knickerbocker
(Diedrich). The imaginary author of a facetious History of New York, by Washington Irving. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894KnickerbockersKneph A B C D E…Biographies: Notable Economists
Notable Economists Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP…Brewer's: Backbite
(To) To slander behind one's back. “The only thing in which all parties agreed was to backbite the manager.” —p. 193. W. Irving: Traveller, Buckthorn Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Knickerbockers
Loose knee-breeches, worn by boys, cyclists, sportsmen, tourists, etc. So named from George Cruikshank's illustrations of Washington Irving's book referred to above. In these illustrations…Brewer's: Action Sermon
A sacramental sermon (in the Scots Presbyterian Church). “I returned home about seven, and addressed myself towards my Action Sermon, Mrs. Olivant.” —E. Irving. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Irvingites
(3 syl.). The self-styled Catholic Apostolic Church, founded by the Rev. Edward Irving in 1829; they believed in the gift of tongues. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…