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(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 Spain, Span. EspañaSpain,āspäˈnyä [key], officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2015 est. pop. 46,398,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the…William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure, Act II, Scene II
Scene IIAnother room in the sameEnter Provost and a ServantServantHe's hearing of a cause; he will come straight I'll tell him of you.ProvostPray you, do.Exit ServantI'll know His pleasure;…Most Popular Names
Find the most popular baby names given each year to boys and girls in the United States from 1880 to the present. Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names. Boys…William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure, Act II, Scene IV
Scene IVA room in Angelo's houseEnter AngeloAngeloWhen I would pray and think, I think and pray To several subjects. Heaven hath my empty words; Whilst my invention, hearing not my tongue,…William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure, Act III
Act IIIScene IA room in the prisonEnter Duke Vincentio disguised as before, Claudio, and ProvostDuke VincentioSo then you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo?ClaudioThe miserable have no other…Brewer's: Alfonso
to whom Tasso dedicated his Jerusalem Delivered, was Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Alfonso XI of Castile,Alfonsine Tables…Brewer's: Alfred's Scholars
Werfrith, Bishop of Worcester; Ethelstan and Werwulf, two Mercian priests; Plegmund (a Mercian), afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury; Asser a Welshman; Grimbald, a great French scholar,…Siddons, Sarah Kemble
(Encyclopedia) Siddons, Sarah Kemble, 1755–1831, English actress. The most distinguished of the famous Kemble family, she had early theatrical experience in her father's traveling company, and at 18…Brewer's: Monteer Cap
So called from monteros d'Espinoza (mountaineers), who once formed the interior guard of the palace of the Spanish king. The way they came to be appointed is thus accounted for:- Sanchica…Abbadids
(Encyclopedia) AbbadidsAbbadidsăˈbədĭdz [key], Arab dynasty in Spain that ruled Seville from 1023 to 1091. Taking advantage of the disintegration of the caliphate of Córdoba, the cadi [judge-governor…Trending
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