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Tallchief, Maria
(Encyclopedia) Tallchief, Maria, 1925–2013, American ballerina, b. Fairfax, Okla., as Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief. Tallchief, of Osage descent, was trained both as a pianist and a dancer. Deciding on…Billaud-Varenne, Jean Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Billaud-Varenne, Jean NicolasBillaud-Varenne, Jean Nicolaszhäk nēkōläˈ bēyōˈ-värĕnˈ [key], 1756–1819, French revolutionary. A violent antimonarchist in the Convention, the…Robespierre, Maximilien Marie Isidore
(Encyclopedia) Robespierre, Maximilien Marie IsidoreRobespierre, Maximilien Marie IsidoremäksēmēlyăNˈ märēˈ ēzēdôrˈ rôbĕspyĕrˈ [key], 1758–94, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution…Louis XVI, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Louis XVI, 1754–93, king of France (1774–92), third son of the dauphin (Louis) and Marie Josèphe of Saxony, grandson and successor of King Louis XV. In 1770 he married the Austrian…Two Songs at the Marriage of the Lord Fauconberg and the Lady Mary Cromwell.
Two Songs at the Marriage of the Lord Fauconberg and the Lady Mary Cromwell.First Song[Chorus. Endymion. Luna.]ChorusTh' Astrologers own Eyes are set, And even Wolves the Sheep forget; Only…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Theniel Menzies' Bonie Mary
by Robert Burns Song-Lady Onlie, Honest LuckyThe Bonie Lass Of AlbanyTheniel Menzies' Bonie Mary Air-"The Ruffian's Rant," or "Roy's Wife." In comin by the brig o' Dye, At…Percy Bysshe Shelley: To Mary Shelley ("The world is dreary")
by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Mary Shelley On the Medusa of Leonardo Da V... To Mary Shelley Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 2nd edition. The world is dreary, And I am weary…Mary Elizabeth Pruett FARRINGTON, Congress, HI (1898-1984)
FARRINGTON Mary Elizabeth Pruett , a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii; born in Tokyo, Japan, May 30, 1898; attended Tokyo Foreign School and grammar schools of Nashville, Tenn., El Paso, Tex…radium
(Encyclopedia) radiumradiumrāˈdēəm [key] [Lat. radius=ray], radioactive metallic chemical element; symbol Ra; at. no. 88; mass number of most stable isotope 226; m.p. 700℃; b.p. 1,140℃; sp. gr. about…Choiseul, Étienne François, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Choiseul, Étienne François, duc deChoiseul, Étienne François, duc deātyĕnˈ fräNswäˈ [key]Choiseul, Étienne François, duc de dük də shwäzölˈ [key], 1719–85, French statesman. After…Trending
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