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Charles II, king of Naples

(Encyclopedia) Charles II (Charles the Lame), 1248–1309, king of Naples (1285–1309), count of Anjou and Provence, son and successor of Charles I. In the war of the Sicilian Vespers between Charles I…

John I, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) John I (John the Great), 1357?–1433, king of Portugal (1385–1433), illegitimate son of Peter I. He was made (1364) grand master of the Knights of Aviz and exercised his influence in…

John VI, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) John VI, 1769–1826, king of Portugal (1816–26), son of Maria I and Peter III. When his mother became insane, John assumed the reins of government (1792), although he did not formally…

Palma, Jacopo

(Encyclopedia) Palma, JacopoPalma, Jacopoyäˈkōpō pälˈmä [key], c.1480–1528, Venetian painter, called Palma Vecchio. He formed his style under the influence of Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione…

Bramante, Donato

(Encyclopedia) Bramante, DonatoBramante, Donatodōnäˈtō brämänˈtā [key], 1444–1514, Italian Renaissance architect and painter, b. near Urbino. His buildings in Rome are considered the most…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Peter Bell, Dedication

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Prologue Dedication To Thomas Brown, Esq., the Younger, H.F. Dear Tom, Allow me to request you to introduce Mr. Peter Bell to the respectable family of the Fudges.…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Peter Bell, Prologue

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Dedication Death Prologue Peter Bells, one, two and three, O'er the wide world wandering be.— First, the antenatal Peter, Wrapped in weeds of the same metre, The so-…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Peter Bell, Death

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Prologue The Devil Death And Peter Bell, when he had been With fresh-imported Hell-fire warmed, Grew serious—from his dress and mien 'Twas very plainly to be seen…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Peter Bell, The Devil

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Death Hell The Devil The Devil, I safely can aver, Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting; Nor is he, as some sages swear, A spirit, neither here nor there, In nothing—…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Peter Bell, Hell

by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Devil Sin Hell Hell is a city much like London— A populous and a smoky city; There are all sorts of people undone, And there is little or no fun done; Small…