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Benjamin BrittenArchive PhotosJohann Sebastian BachArchive PhotosBaroque VocalBach, St. Matthew Passion, John Eliot Gardiner conducting Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists (Archiv)…1952 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Results
Class Flyweight (-114 1/2 lb) Boris Gurevich, URS Ignazio Fabra, ITA Leo Honkala, FIN Bantamweight (-125 3/4 lb) Imre Hódos, HUN Zakaria Chihab, LIB Artem…Brewer's: Bearded
Bearded Master (Magister barbatus). So Persius styled Socrates, under the notion that the beard is the symbol of wisdom. (B.C.468-399.) Pogonatus (Bearded). Constantine IV., Emperor of…Brewer's: Bevis'
The horse of Lord Marmion. (Sir Walter Scott.) (See Horse.) Bevis of Southampton. A knight of romance, whose exploits are recounted in Drayton's Polyolbion. The French call him Beuves de…Brewer's: Jack Horner
For solution see Notes and Queries, xvi. 156; xvii. 83. In Latin alcaics, thus: Sedens Johannes parvus in angulo Hornerus edit crustula Christanica; Et dixit, ut pruna extrahebat Pollice…Brewer's: Michael Angelo
The celebrated painter, born 1474, died 1563. The Michael-Angelo of battle-scenes. Michael-Angelo Cerquozzi, a native of Rome, famous for his battle-scenes and shipwrecks. (1600-1660.)…K - M
Duke KahanamokuAl KalinePaul KariyaAnatoly KarpovGarry KasparovEwing KauffmanMike KeenanKipchoge (Kip) KeinoJohnny KelleyJim KellyLeroy KellyWalter KennedyNancy KerriganBilly KiddHarmon…Brewer's: Voltaire
His proper name was Francois Marie Arouet. The word Voltaire is simply an anagram of Arouet L. I. (le jeune). Thus have we Stella, Astrophel (q.v.), Vanessa and Cadenus (q.v.), and a host…2001 Freestyle Skiing World Championships
at Whistler, British Columbia, Canada (Jan. 17-21) Men Moguls Pts 1 Mikko Ronkainen, FIN 28.07 2 Pierre-Alexander Rousseau, CAN 26.64 3 Stephane Rochon, CAN 26.25…Cross Country World Cup Champions
Men OverallPts1Per Elofsson, Sweden7632Johann Muehlegg, Spain6033Thomas Alsgaard, Norway4744Pietro Piller Cottrer, Italy4565Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset, Norway439 SprintPts1Jan Jacob Verdenius,…Trending
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