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Robert Haven Schauffler: The White Comrade
The White ComradeRobert Haven SchaufflerUnder our curtain of fire, Over the clotted clods, We charged, to be withered, to reel And despairingly wheel When the bugles bade us retire From the…Brewer's: Creature
(The). Whisky or other spirits. A contracted form of “Creature-comfort.” “When he chanced to have taken an overdose of the creature.” —Sir W. Scott: Guy Mannering, chap. xliv. A drop of…Brewer's: Empedocles
(4 syl.) of Sicily. A disciple of Pythagoras According to Lucian, he threw himself into the crater of Etua, that persons might suppose he was returned to the gods, but Etna threw out his…November 2009 Current Events: Business/Science News
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of November 2009. Government Expands Aid to Unemployed and Homebuyers (Nov. 5): The U.S. government, in…Hertzog, James Barry Munnik
(Encyclopedia) Hertzog, James Barry MunnikHertzog, James Barry Munnikhûrtˈsŏg, hĕrtˈsôkh [key], 1866–1942, South African military and political leader. Before the South African War, in which he…civil commitment
(Encyclopedia) civil commitment or involuntary commitment, process by which a court determines whether or not to order an individual to receive treatment or care or be confined. A person may be…Vaca de Castro, Cristóbal
(Encyclopedia) Vaca de Castro, CristóbalVaca de Castro, Cristóbalkrēstōˈbäl väˈkä ᵺā käˈstrō [key], fl. 1540–45, Spanish colonial administrator in Peru. A judge of the royal audiencia at Valladolid,…Talley, André Leon
(Encyclopedia) Talley, André Leon, 1948-2022, American fashion journalist and consultant, b. Washington, D.C.; North Carolina Central Univ. (B.A., 1970…Quincy, Josiah, 1772–1864, American political leader and college president
(Encyclopedia) Quincy, Josiah, 1772–1864, American political leader and college president, b. Braintree, Mass.; son of Josiah Quincy (1744–75). After studying law, Quincy became interested in…volcano
(Encyclopedia) volcano, vents or fissures in the earth's crust through which gases, molten rock, or lava, and solid fragments are discharged. Their study is called volcanology. The term volcano is…Trending
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