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Author:Jonathan FranzenPublisher:Farrar Straus & Giroux In his third novel, Franzen bitterly—and hilariously—satirizes society's absurdities through the utterly dysfunctional, self-…Gilbert Lafayette LAWS, Congress, NE (1838-1907)
LAWS Gilbert Lafayette , a Representative from Nebraska; born near Olney, Richland County, Ill., March 11, 1838; moved with his parents to Iowa County, Wis., in 1845; attended the common schools…William Alexander CALDERHEAD, Congress, KS (1844-1928)
CALDERHEAD William Alexander , a Representative from Kansas; born on a farm near New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, September 26, 1844; received private schooling and also attended the common…John William HARRELD, Congress, OK (1872-1950)
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1927 Party: Republican HARRELD John William , a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma; born near Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., January 24, 1872; attended the…Brewer's: Cavall'
“King Arthur's hound of deepest mouth.” (Idylls of the King; Enid.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cave-dwellersCavaliers A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Ragged Robin
A wild-flower. The word is used by Tennyson to mean a pretty damsel in ragged clothes. “The prince Hath picked a ragged robin from the hedge.” Tennyson: Idylls of the King; Enid.…Brewer's: Englishman's Castle
His house is so called, because so long as a man shuts himself up in his own house, no bailiff can break through the door to arrest him or seize his goods. It is not so in Scotland.…Brewer's: Flur
The bride of Cassivelaun, “for whose love the Roman Cæsar first invaded Britain.” (Tennyson: Enid.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FlushFlunkey A B C D…Brewer's: Englightened Doctor
(The). Raymond Lully, of Palma, one of the most distinguished men of the thirteenth century. (1234-1315.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EnniskillensE'nid…Brewer's: Tennyson
(Alfred). Bard of Arthurian Romance. His poems on the legends of King Arthur are - (1) The Coming of Arthur; (2) Geraint and Enid; (3) Merlin and Vivien; (4)Lancelot and Elaine; (5) The…Trending
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