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Blair, James

(Encyclopedia) Blair, James, 1656–1743, Church of England clergyman, missionary to colonial Virginia, and founder of the College of William and Mary, b. Scotland. At the request of the bishop of…

Brewer's: Rousing

A rousing good fire. Rousing means large, great; hence a rousing falsehood (mendacium magnificum). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RoutRouse A B C D E…

Brewer's: Rouse

(A). A contraction of carousal. a drinking bout. (Swedish, rus; Norwegian, ruus, drunkenness; Dutch, roes, a bumper.) Rouse (1 syl.). “The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse.”…

Roger Rouse Biography

Roger RouseAge: 64 former No. 1 light heavyweight contender in 1965 and two-time NCAA champion for Idaho State; member of 1956 Olympic boxing team, making it to the quarterfinal round; turned…

Brandon Rouse 2000 Deaths

Brandon RouseAge: 19 redshirt sophomore defensive lineman for Clemson who had not appeared in a game; He died of a heart attack at a movie theater. Died: Clemson, S.C., Apr. 29Tobin RoteR -…

Glasgow, Ellen

(Encyclopedia) Glasgow, EllenGlasgow, Ellenglăsˈgō [key], 1873–1945, American novelist, b. Richmond, Va. In revolt against the romantic treatment of Southern life, Glasgow presented in fiction a…

James Winthrop: Agrippa XVI

Agrippa XVIJames Winthrop25 January 1788by James WinthropTo the Massachusetts Convention.Gentlemen,That the new system, proposed for your adoption, is not founded in argument, but in party…

Rienzi, Cola di

(Encyclopedia) Rienzi or Rienzo, Cola diRienzi or Rienzo, Cola dikôˈlä dē rēĕnˈtsē, rēĕnˈtsō [key], 1313?–1354, Roman popular leader. In 1343 on a mission to Pope Clement VI at Avignon, he won the…

Arthur Blythe ROUSE, Congress, KY (1874-1956)

ROUSE Arthur Blythe , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Burlington, Boone County, Ky., June 20, 1874; attended the public schools; was graduated from Hanover College, Indiana, in 1896 and…