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Alan King 2004 Deaths

Alan KingAge: 76 comedian with a decidedly borscht-belt sensibility. His shtick typically focused on the frustrations of middle-class Americans. He appeared on Broadway and in 30 films,…

King Gyanendra, 2005 News

leader of Nepal, fired the entire government and declared a state of emergency in February, saying the government had failed to make progress toward elections and to pursue negotiations with…

The Hungry Stones: Once There Was a King

by Rabindranath Tagore The VictoryThe Home-ComingOnce There Was a King "Once upon a time there was a king." When we were children there was no need to know who the king in the fairy…

Louise Imogen Guiney: The Kings

The KingsLouise Imogen GuineyA man said unto his Angel: "My spirits are fallen low, And I cannot carry this battle: O brother! where might I go?"The terrible Kings are on me With spears that…

Aesop's Fables: The Monkey as King

by Aesop The Dog and the CookThe Thieves and the CockThe Monkey as King At a gathering of all the animals the Monkey danced and delighted them so much that they made him their King. The…

The Devil's Dictionary: King's Evil

by Ambrose Bierce KINGKISSKING'S EVIL -n. A malady that was formerly cured by the touch of the sovereign, but has now to be treated by the physicians. Thus "the most pious Edward" of…

Photographer (N. D. King)

N. David King Tell us about your work---what do you do? I think of myself as an image-maker. I try to use whatever medium is appropriate to the subject to…

Brewer's: City of the Great King

(The) —i.e. Jerusalem. (Psa. xlviii. 2; Matt. v. 35.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894City of the Seven HillsCity of Saints A B C D E F G H I J K…

Brewer's: Three Kings' Day

Epiphany or Twelfth Day, designed to commemorate the visit of the “three kings” or Wise Men of the East to the infant Jesus. (See under Kings.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…

Brewer's: Ulster King of Arms

Chief heraldic officer of Ireland. Created by Edward VI. in 1552. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ultima ThuleUlster Badge A B C D E F G H I J K L…