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Manassas

(Encyclopedia) ManassasManassasmənăsˈəs [key], town (1990 pop. 27,957), seat of Prince William co., N Va., in a farm area; inc. 1873, rechartered 1938. Manassas has become a growing residential town…

Bute, John Stuart, 3d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Bute, John Stuart, 3d earl ofBute, John Stuart, 3d earl ofby&oomacr;t [key], 1713–92, British politician. He was prominent as a friend of Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, as early…

Quantico

(Encyclopedia) Quantico, town, (2000 pop. 561), Prince William Co., NE Va., on the Potomac River, 29 mi (47 km) SSW of Washington, D.C.; inc. 1927, reinc. 1934. It is now the site of the FBI training…

Agapemone

(Encyclopedia) AgapemoneAgapemoneăgəpĕmˈənē [key] [Gr.,=abode of love], English religious community of men and women, holding all goods in common. It was founded (c.1850) at the village of Spaxton,…

William Shakespeare: Pericles, Act II

Act IIPrologueEnter GowerGowerHere have you seen a mighty king His child, I wis, to incest bring; A better prince and benign lord, That will prove awful both in deed and word. Be quiet then…