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Brewer's: Ripaille
I am living at Ripaille- in idleness and pleasure. (French, faire Ripaille.) Amadeus VIII., Duke of Savoy, retired to Ripaille, near Geneva, where he threw off all the cares of state, and…Brewer's: Falstaff
A fat, sensual, boastful, and mendacious knight; full of wit and humour; he was the boon companion of Henry, Prince of Wales. (1 and 2 Henry IV., and Merry Wives of Windsor.) Source:…Tarlton, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Tarlton, Richard, d. 1588, Elizabethan actor and clown. One of the Queen's Men, he gained fame for his improvised jests, jigs, and doggerel. A collection of anecdotes, Tarlton's Jests…Howard, John, English prison reformer
(Encyclopedia) Howard, John, 1726–90, English prison reformer. He had great influence in improving sanitary conditions and securing humane treatment in prisons throughout Europe. He was responsible (…Noot, Jan van der
(Encyclopedia) Noot, Jan van derNoot, Jan van deryän vän dĕr nōt [key], b. 1539 or 1540, d. 1595?, Flemish poet. He wrote sonnets, odes, and other pieces in imitation of Petrarch and especially of…Cletus, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Cletus or Anacletus, SaintCletus or Anacletus, Saintklēˈtəs, ănəklēˈtəs [key], d. a.d. 88?, pope (a.d. 76?–a.d. 88?), martyr, a Roman; successor of St. Linus and predecessor of St.…Canute the Saint
(Encyclopedia) Canute the Saint, d. 1086, king (1080–86) and patron saint of Denmark. He built churches and cathedrals and raised the bishops to the rank of prince. In 1085 he made an unsuccessful…The 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900
Book Magazine, now defunct, compiled a panel of 55 authors, literary agents, editors, and actors in 2002 to “rank the top one hundred characters in literature since 1900.”Jay Gatsby, The…U.S. Amateur Golf Championship Winners
The following table lists the winners of the U.S. Amateur Championships in golf from 1895 to the present. The Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania has hosted the U.S. Golf…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: B
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