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Alcott, Louisa May
(Encyclopedia) Alcott, Louisa May, 1832–88, American author, b. Germantown, Pa.; daughter of Bronson Alcott. Mostly educated by her father, she was a friend of Emerson and Thoreau, and her first book…William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
(Encyclopedia) William III, 1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary,…Saint Andrews, University of
(Encyclopedia) Saint Andrews, University of, at St. Andrews, Scotland; founded 1410. It is the oldest university in Scotland. It has faculties of arts, science, and divinity. St. Salvator's College…Haderslev
(Encyclopedia) Haderslev Haderslev hăˈᵺərslĕv [key], Ger. Hadersleben, city, Sønderjylland co…Magnificat
(Encyclopedia) MagnificatMagnificatmăgnĭfˈĭkăt [key] [Lat.,=magnifies], song of the Virgin Mary, beginning “Magnificat anima mea Dominum” [my soul doth magnify the Lord], from Luke 1.46–55. It is the…Medjugorje
(Encyclopedia) Medjugorje, town (2010 est. pop. 4,000), Herzegovina region, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 16 mi (25 km) SW of Mostar. In 1981 six children claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin…Buckhaven and Methil
(Encyclopedia) Buckhaven and Methil Buckhaven and Methil mĕthˈĭl [key], township, Fife, E Scotland, on the Firth of…Amy's Valley of Humiliation
Amy's Valley of Humiliation"That boy is a perfect cyclops, isn't he?" said Amy one day, as Laurie clattered by on horseback, with a flourish of his whip as he passed."How dare you say so,…rosary
(Encyclopedia) rosary [rose garden], prayer of Roman Catholics, in which beads are used as counters. The term, applied also to the beads, is extended to Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist prayers that use…Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Burghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st BaronBurghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baronboth: bûrˈlē [key], 1520–98, English statesman. He first rose to prominence during the…Trending
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