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Prince Edward Island Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population ¦ Note: Prince Edward Island, together with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, form Canada's Maritime…Brewer's: Prince Rupert's Drops
Drops of molten glass, consolidated by falling into water. Their form is that of a tadpole. The thick end may be hammered pretty smartly without its breaking, but if the smallest portion…Brewer's: Pavilion of Prince Ahmed
(The). This pavilion was so small it could be covered with the hand, and yet would expand so largely as to encamp a whole army. (Arabian Nights: Ahmed and Pari-Banon.) (See Solomon's…Brewer's: Lion and the True Prince
(The). The lion will not touch the true prince (1 Henry IV., ii. 4). This is a religious superstition; the “true prince,” strictly speaking, being the Messiah, who is called “the Lion of…The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
EmancipationNPG/EMI Freed from his contractual battles with Warner Bros., the Artist Formerly Known as Prince celebrated by releasing this exorbitant three-CD set containing some of his…Allen, Ira
(Encyclopedia) Allen, Ira, 1751–1814, political leader in early Vermont, b. Cornwall, Conn. He was the younger brother and the assistant of Ethan Allen. Although he was a member of the Green Mountain…Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of, 1514–62, Scottish nobleman. He was made lord high chancellor in 1546. Although a Roman Catholic, he led a revolt against Mary Queen of Scots and was…Verona, Congress of
(Encyclopedia) Verona, Congress of, 1822, at Verona, Italy, the last European conference held under the provisions of the Quadruple Alliance of 1814. The main problem discussed was the revolution in…Hamilton, James Hamilton, 3d marquess and 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, James Hamilton, 3d marquess and 1st duke of, 1606–49, Scottish nobleman; grandson of John Hamilton, 1st marquess of Hamilton. He succeeded (1625) his father as marquess of…Eugene of Savoy
(Encyclopedia) Eugene of Savoy, 1663–1736, prince of the house of Savoy, general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire. Born in Paris, he was the son of Eugène, comte de Soissons of the line of…Trending
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