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Edgar

(Encyclopedia) Edgar or EadgarEdgarboth: ĕdˈgər [key], 943?–975, king of the English (959–75), son of Edmund, king of Wessex. In 957 the Mercians and Northumbrians rebelled against Edgar's brother…

Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: Two Kings

4 6 Two Kings THE King of Madagao, being engaged in a dispute with the King of Bornegascar, wrote him as follows: "Before proceeding further in this matter I demand the recall of your Minister…

Amy Lowell: Francis II, King of Naples

Francis II, King of NaplesWritten after reading Trevelyan's Garibaldi and the making of ItalyPoor foolish monarch, vacillating, vain, Decaying victim of a race of kings, Swift Destiny shook…

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part I

Part I: Youth 1929 1948 1951 1953 1954 1955 Next: Early Activism 1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., is born in Atlanta to teacher Alberta King and Baptist minister Michael…

William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act III

Act IIIScene IA heathStorm still. Enter Kent and a Gentleman, meetingKentWho's there, besides foul weather?GentlemanOne minded like the weather, most unquietly.KentI know you. Where's the…

William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act IV

Act IVScene IThe heathEnter EdgarEdgarYet better thus, and known to be contemn'd, Than still contemn'd and flatter'd. To be worst, The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune, Stands still…