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Oldcastle, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Oldcastle, Sir John, 1378?–1417, English leader of Lollardry. He married the heiress of Lord Cobham in 1408 and was known as “the good Lord Cobham.” Under the rule of Henry IV he…

Sabbatarians

(Encyclopedia) Sabbatarians, persons who insist upon strict observance of Sunday as the Sabbath. Societies promoting Sabbatarian objectives include the Lord's Day Alliance of the United States and…

Cockburn, Sir Alexander James Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Cockburn, Sir Alexander James Edmund, 1802–80, British jurist. He was called to the bar in 1829, and a volume of reports on election cases (1832) brought him into national prominence…

Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Dream of Fair Women

A Dream of Fair WomenIn the 1833 volume the poem opened with the following four verses, suppressed after 1842. These Fitz Gerald considered made 'a perfect poem by themselves.' As when a man…

Alfred Lord Tennyson: English War Song

English War Song Who fears to die? Who fears to die? Is there any here who fears to die He shall find what he fears, and none shall grieve For the man who fears to die:…

Bliss Carman: Lord of my Heart's Elation

Lord of my Heart's ElationBliss CarmanLord of my heart's elation, Spirit of things unseen, Be thou my aspiration Consuming and serene!Bear up, bear out, bear onward, This mortal soul alone,…

Bert LORD, Congress, NY (1869-1939)

LORD Bert , a Representative from New York; born in the town of Sanford, Broome County, N.Y., December 4, 1869; attended the public schools and the Afton (N.Y.) Union School and Academy; engaged…