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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Second Epistle To Robert Graham, ESQ., Of Fintry
by Robert Burns Epistle To John Maxwell, ESQ.,...The Song Of DeathSecond Epistle To Robert Graham, ESQ., Of Fintry 5th October 1791. Late crippl'd of an arm, and now a leg…Day of the Dead
(Encyclopedia) Day of the Dead, Span. Día de los Muertos, annual festival in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, commonly on November 1st and 2d. Its ancient Mesoamerican roots now augmented by…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Poet's Progress
by Robert Burns Written In Friar's-Carse HermitageElegy On The Year 1788The Poet's Progress A Poem In Embryo Thou, Nature, partial Nature, I arraign; Of thy caprice…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Tam Samson's Elegy
by Robert Burns Masonic SongEpistle To Major LoganTam Samson's Elegy An honest man's the noblest work of God-Pope. When this worthy old sportman went out, last muirfowl season…Sheffield, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Sheffield, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 470,685), N England, at the confluence of the Don River and four tributaries. Sheffield was one of the leading industrial cities of…Deadwood
(Encyclopedia) Deadwood, city (2020 pop. 1,271), seat of Lawrence co., W S.Dak.; settled 1876 after discovery of gold. A Black Hills tourist center, it…Vereshchagin, Vasily Vasilyevich
(Encyclopedia) Vereshchagin, Vasily VasilyevichVereshchagin, Vasily Vasilyevichvəsēˈlyē vəsēlˈyəvĭch vyĕrĭshchäˈgĭn [key], 1842–1904, Russian painter, soldier, and traveler. He is best known for his…Yorktown campaign
(Encyclopedia) Yorktown campaign, 1781, the closing military operations of the American Revolution. After his unsuccessful Carolina campaign General Cornwallis moved into Virginia to join British…Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte deGrasse, François Joseph Paul, comte defräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ pōl kôNt də gräs [key], 1722–88, French admiral. In 1781, in command of a French fleet sent…Norwegian buhund
(Encyclopedia) Norwegian buhundNorwegian buhundb&oomacr;ˈhŭnd [key], breed of medium-sized working dog developed in Norway. The buhund is a squarely built dog with a wedge-shaped head, erect ears…Trending
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