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Lesotho

(Encyclopedia) CE5 LesothoLesotholəsōˈtō [key], officially Kingdom of Lesotho, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 2,175,000), 11,720 sq mi (30,355 sq km), S Africa. It is an enclave within the Republic of…

Brewer's: Brother Sam

The brother of Lord Dundreary (q.v. ), the hero of a comedy based on a German drama, by John Oxenford, with additions and alterations by E. A. Sothern and T. B. Buckstone. (Supplied by T.…

Brewer's: Davideis

An epic poem in four books, describing the troubles of King David. (Abraham Cowley [1618-1667].) There is another sacred poem so called, by Thomas Elwood (1712). Source: Dictionary of…

2002 Gramophone Awards

Record of the Year and Orchestral Saint-Saëns, Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra, Stephen Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony…

Walt Whitman: A Boston Ballad [1854]

A Boston Ballad [1854]To get betimes in Boston town I rose this morning early, Here's a good place at the corner, I must stand and see the show.Clear the way there Jonathan! Way for the…

World Cup 2010 US Team Roster

The following table lists the members of the 2010 US World Cup Team. Position Player (number) Goalkeeper Tim Howard (1) Goalkeeper Brad Guzan (18) Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (23…

Brewer's: Jonas

in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is meant for Sir William Jones, Attorney-General, who conducted the prosecution of the Popish Plot (June 25th, 1674); not the great Oriental…

Brewer's: Jonc

(French). A wedding-ring; so called because those who were married by compulsion at Ste. Marine wore rings of jonc or straw. “C'est dans l'église de Ste. Marine que l'on marie ceux que l'…

Brewer's: Brother German

A real brother. (Latin, germanus, of the same stock; germen, a bud or sprout.) “Te in germani fratris dilexi loco.” —Terence Andria, I. 5, 58. A uterine brother is a brother by the mother'…