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The Devil's Dictionary: Elegy
by Ambrose Bierce ELECTRICITYELOQUENCEELEGY -n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of humor, the writer aims to produce in the reader's mind the dampest…DAG
NBCTuesday 9:30–10:00 p.m. Cast:David Alan Grier, Delta Burke, Mel Jackson, Stephen Dunham, Emmy Laybourne, and Lea Moreno Young NBC's weaker-than-normal schedule saw the prompt cancellation…N - R
Ralph NaderJacques NeckerArthur NegusWalter Loomis NewberryJohn NewberyMontagu Collet, NormanSir Dudley NorthWilliam Richard Morris, NuffieldAdolph S. OchsBertil OhlinScott Oki Frank Ward O'…May, Elaine
(Encyclopedia) May, Elaine, 1932-, American actress, film director, and writer, b. Philadelphia, Pa., as Elaine Iva Berlin. May’s parents were both…John XXII, pope
(Encyclopedia) John XXII, 1244–1334, pope (1316–34), a Frenchman (b. Cahors) named Jacques Duèse; successor of Clement V. Formerly, he was often called John XXI. He reigned at Avignon. John was…Lefèvre d'Étaples, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Lefèvre d'Étaples, JacquesLefèvre d'Étaples, Jacqueszhäk ləfăvˈrə dātäpˈlə [key], c.1450–1536, French theologian and humanist. A priest, he studied in Italy, where he was influenced by…Vatican Library
(Encyclopedia) Vatican Library or Vatican Apostolic Library, in Rome, founded in the 4th cent. but dormant until given new life in the 15th cent. by Pope Nicholas V. It is the oldest public library…Poltava
(Encyclopedia) PoltavaPoltavapəltäˈvə [key], city (1989 pop. 315,000), capital of Poltava region, E Ukraine, on the Kiev-Kharkiv highway and on the Vorskla River, a tributary of the Dnieper. It is an…Timothy Joseph PENNY, Congress, MN (1951)
PENNY Timothy Joseph , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn., November 19, 1951; graduated from Kiester High School, Kiester, Minn, 1969; B.A., Winona State…1982 Tony Awards
PlayThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyMusicalNineReproduction—Play or MusicalOthelloActor—PlayRoger Rees, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyActress—PlayZoe Caldwell,…Trending
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