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Bohun, Henry de, 1st earl of Hereford
(Encyclopedia) Bohun, Henry de, 1st earl of HerefordBohun, Henry de, 1st earl of Herefordb&oomacr;n, hĕˈrəfərd [key], 1176–1220, English nobleman. Although King John granted him the marcher…Carpentras
(Encyclopedia) Carpentras Carpentras kärpäNträsˈ [key], town, Vaucluse dept., SE France, in Provence. It is an…Aaron's-beard
(Encyclopedia) Aaron's-beard, name sometimes applied to several plants usually characterized by some beardlike aspect, as the St.-John's-wort because of its many stamens and the Kenilworth ivy…Newton, John
(Encyclopedia) Newton, John, 1725–1807, English clergyman and hymn writer, b. London. Until 1755, his life was spent chiefly at sea, where he eventually became the captain of a slave ship plying the…Deukmejian, George
(Encyclopedia) Deukmejian, George (Courken George Deukmejian, Jr.), 1928–2018, American political leader, b. Menands, N.Y., grad. St. Bernardine of Siena College (now Siena College), 1949, St. John's…Boston, borough, England
(Encyclopedia) Boston, borough and district, E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a…John Milton - Paradise Lost: Book II
Book II High on a Throne of Royal State, which far Outshon the wealth of ORMUS and of IND, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showrs on her Kings BARBARIC Pearl & Gold, Satan…John Milton - Paradise Lost: Book IV
Book IV O For that warning voice, which he who saw Th' APOCALYPS, heard cry in Heaven aloud, Then when the Dragon, put to second rout, Came furious down to be reveng'd on men, WO TO THE…John Keats: Book III
by John Keats Book IIBook III Thus in alternate uproar and sad peace, Amazed were those Titans utterly. O leave them, Muse! O leave them to their woes; For thou art weak to sing…Poitiers
(Encyclopedia) PoitiersPoitierspwätyāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 82,507), capital of Vienne dept., W central France, on the Clain River. The ancient capital of Poitou, it is now an industrial,…Trending
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