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Ira Frederick Aldridge

Ira Frederick Aldridge 19th-century American actor Born: July 24, 1804 Birthplace: New York, N.Y.   Aldridge was born to free Black people in New York City, and educated at the New York African…

sego lily

(Encyclopedia) sego lilysego lilysēˈgō [key], ornamental plant (Calochortus nuttallii) of the family Liliaceae (lily family), also known in parts of the West as mariposa lily. It is native to the…

pond lily

(Encyclopedia) pond lily: see water lily.

cow lily

(Encyclopedia) cow lily: see water lily.

lily of the valley

(Encyclopedia) lily of the valley, common name for either of the two species of Convallaria, spring-blooming perennials of the family Liliaceae (lily family). C. majalis, the species usually in…

Lily and the Lion

Lily and the Lion A merchant, who had three daughters, was once setting out upon a journey; but before he went he asked each daughter what gift he should bring back for her. The eldest wished…

Tomlin, Lily

actress, comedienneBirthplace: DetroitBorn: 9/1/36

Kraus, Lili

pianistBirthplace: BudapestBorn: 1905Died: 1986

Poems: The Lily

by WilliamBlakeAh SunflowerThe Garden of LoveThe Lily The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, The humble sheep a threat'ning horn: While the Lily white shall in love delight, Nor a thorn…

Brewer's: Lilis

or Lilith (Rabbinical mythology). The Talmudists say that Adam had a wife before Eve, whose name was Lilis. Refusing to submit to Adam, she left Paradise for a region of the air. She still…