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Dubuque

(Encyclopedia) Dubuque Dubuque dəby&oomacr;kˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 59,667), seat of Dubuque co., NE Iowa, on the…

Coleman, Ornette

(Encyclopedia) Coleman, Ornette, 1930–2015, African-American saxophonist and composer, b. Fort Worth, Tex. Largely self-taught, he began playing the alto saxophone in rhythm-and-blues bands. He later…

William Shakespeare: Othello, Act III, Scene III

Scene IIIThe garden of the castleEnter Desdemona, Cassio, and EmiliaDesdemonaBe thou assured, good Cassio, I will do All my abilities in thy behalf.EmiliaGood madam, do: I warrant it grieves…

William Shakespeare: Othello, Act V

Act VScene ICyprus. A streetEnter Iago and RoderigoIagoHere, stand behind this bulk; straight will he come: Wear thy good rapier bare, and put it home: Quick, quick; fear nothing; I'll be at…

Romagna

(Encyclopedia) RomagnaRomagnarōmäˈnyä [key], historic region, N central Italy, bordering on the Adriatic Sea in the east, now included in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Marche, and Tuscany. Although…

Brewer's: Emile

(2 syl.). The French form of Emilius. The hero of Jean Jacques Rousseau's novel of the same name, and his ideal of a perfectly educated young man. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…

Brewer's: Emilie

(The divine), to whom Voltaire wrote verses, was Madame Châtelet, with whom he lived at Circy for ten years. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EmmetEmilia A…

William Shakespeare: Othello, Act III

Act IIIScene IBefore the castleEnter Cassio and some MusiciansCassioMasters, play here; I will content your pains; Something that's brief; and bid 'Good morrow, general.'MusicEnter…

apparition

(Encyclopedia) apparition, spiritualistic manifestation of a person or object in which a form not actually present is seen with such intensity that belief in its reality is created. The ancient and…

Cooke, Alistair

(Encyclopedia) Cooke, Alistair, 1908–2004, Anglo-American journalist, b. Salford, England, as Alfred Cooke; grad. Cambridge, 1930, where he officially adopted the name Alistair. Cooke became famous…