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Joan of Arc
(Encyclopedia) Joan of Arc, Fr. Jeanne D'Arc (zhän därk), 1412?–31, French saint and national heroine, called the Maid of Orléans; daughter of a farmer of Domrémy on the border of Champagne and…Irving, Washington
(Encyclopedia) Irving, Washington, 1783–1859, American author and diplomat, b. New York City. Irving was one of the first Americans to be recognized abroad as a man of letters, and he was a literary…Williams, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Roger, c.1603–1683, clergyman, advocate of religious freedom, founder of Rhode Island, b. London. A protégé of Sir Edward Coke, he graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge…Top 50 All-Time Box Office Hits
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesMovies have come a long way since they were first invented in 1878 by Eadward Muybridge. Back then, his two-second long film, which featured consecutive shots sewn…Candide: Candide's Voyage to Constantinople
Candide and Martin Sup with S... What Befell Candide, Cunegund... Candide's Voyage to Constantinople The trusty Cacambo had already engaged the captain of the Turkish ship that was…1 Chronicles: 28
1 Chronicles Chapter 28 1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over…2 Samuel: 24
2 Samuel Chapter 24 1 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. 2 For the king said to Joab the captain of…1 Samuel: 22
1 Samuel Chapter 22 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. 2 And every one…Brewer's: Great Cham of Literature
So Smollett calls Dr. Johnson. (1709-1784.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great CommonerGreat Captain A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene V
Scene VThe same. The senate-house. The Senate sittingFirst SenatorMy lord, you have my voice to it; the fault's Bloody; 'tis necessary he should die: Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.…Trending
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