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Liddon, Henry Parry
(Encyclopedia) Liddon, Henry Parry, 1829–90, English clergyman, a noted preacher and lecturer. As canon of St. Paul's Cathedral (1870–90) and Dean Ireland professor of exegesis at Oxford (1870–82),…Berry, Wendell Erdman
(Encyclopedia) Berry, Wendell Erdman, 1934–, American farmer, environmentalist, and writer, b. Henry co., Ky., grad. Univ of Kentucky (B.A., 1956; M.A., 1957). He taught at various colleges including…André, John
(Encyclopedia) André, JohnAndré, Johnändrāˈ, ănˈdrē [key], 1751–80, British spy in the American Revolution. He was captured (1775) by Gen. Richard Montgomery in the Quebec campaign but was exchanged…Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of…Meissen
(Encyclopedia) MeissenMeissenmīsˈən [key], city (1994 pop. 33,075), Saxony, E central Germany, on the Elbe River. A porcelain manufacturing center since 1710, Meissen is famous for its delicate…Raeburn, Sir Henry
(Encyclopedia) Raeburn, Sir HenryRaeburn, Sir Henryrāˈbərn [key], 1756–1823, Scottish portrait painter, b. near Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to a goldsmith at 15 and he showed considerable talent.…Henry VII, king of England
(Encyclopedia) Henry VII, 1457–1509, king of England (1485–1509) and founder of the Tudor dynasty. Henry was an astute political leader. He established the Tudor tradition of strong rule tempered…The Divine Comedy: Six Sonnets on Dante's Divine Comedy by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
ParadisoPostscript Six Sonnets on Dante's Divine Comedy by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Oft have I seen at some cathedral door A laborer, pausing in the dust and heat,…The Song of Hiawatha: Vocabulary
Vocabulary Adjidau'mo, the red squirrel Ahdeek', the reindeer Ahmeek', the beaver Annemee'kee, the thunder Apuk'wa. a bulrush Baim-wa'wa, the sound of the thunder Bemah'gut, the grape-…The Song of Hiawatha: The Peace-Pipe
The Four Winds The Peace-Pipe On the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of Life, descending, On the red crags of…Trending
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