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(Encyclopedia) disk plow or disk, farm implement employing a row or rows of concave circular steel disks that cut and pitch the soil in a way somewhat similar to a moldboard plow. It can be used in…Young, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Young, Edward, 1683–1765, English poet and dramatist. After a disappointing political life he took holy orders about 1724, serving for a time as the royal chaplain before becoming…Betti, Ugo
(Encyclopedia) Betti, UgoBetti, Ugo&oomacr;ˈgō bətˈtē [key], 1892–1953, Italian dramatist and poet. He was a judge by profession. His earliest published works were two volumes of poetry (1922 and…Timrod, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Timrod, Henry, 1828–67, American poet, b. Charleston, S.C., studied at the Univ. of Georgia. He was known as “the laureate of the Confederacy.” Timrod became editor of the Columbia…Walt Whitman: Faces
FacesPart 1Sauntering the pavement or riding the country by-road, faces! Faces of friendship, precision, caution, suavity, ideality, The spiritual-prescient face, the always welcome common…Rey, Margret
(Encyclopedia) Rey, Margret: see Rey, H. A.Walt Whitman: Salut au Monde!, Part 7
Part 7I see the battle-fields of the earth, grass grows upon them and blossoms and corn, I see the tracks of ancient and modern expeditions.I see the nameless masonries, venerable…Charles Belknap HENDERSON, Congress, NV (1873-1954)
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1921 Party: Democrat HENDERSON Charles Belknap , a Senator from Nevada; born in San Jose, Calif., June 8, 1873; moved with his parents to Nevada in 1876; attended…Mary Elizabeth Pruett FARRINGTON, Congress, HI (1898-1984)
FARRINGTON Mary Elizabeth Pruett , a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii; born in Tokyo, Japan, May 30, 1898; attended Tokyo Foreign School and grammar schools of Nashville, Tenn., El Paso, Tex…Cabinet Members Under Reagan
Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, Jr., 1981George P. Shultz, 1982Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, 1981James A. Baker 3rd, 1985Nicholas F. Brady, 1988Secretary of Defense Caspar…Trending
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