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Blair, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Blair, Robert, 1699–1746, English poet and clergyman. His literary reputation rests solely on his didactic, blank-verse poem on death, The Grave (1743). ...Lynd, Helen Merrell
(Encyclopedia)Lynd, Helen Merrell: see under Lynd, Robert Staughton. ...Livingston, Robert R., 1654–1728, American colonist and statesman
(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Robert R., 1654–1728: see under Livingston, family. ...Livingston, Robert R., 1718–75, American statesman and jurist
(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Robert R. 1718–75: see under Livingston, family. ...Livingston, Robert R., 1746–1813, American jurist, statesman, and diplomat
(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Robert R. 1746–1813: see under Livingston, family. ...Chartres, Robert d'Orléans, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Chartres, Robert d'Orléans, duc de: see Orléans, family. ...Clement VII, antipope
(Encyclopedia)Clement VII, antipope (1378–94): see Robert of Geneva. ...Ipsus
(Encyclopedia)Ipsus ĭpˈsəs [key], small town, ancient Phrygia, Asia Minor. Antigonus I, who had summoned his son Demetrius to his aid, was defeated and slain there by his rivals Seleucus and Lysimachus in 301 b....Drangiana
(Encyclopedia)Drangiana drănˌjēāˈnə, –ănˈə [key], ancient country, part of the Persian Empire, between Aria on the north and Gedrosia on the south. It was conquered (330 b.c.) by Alexander the Great and ...Drew, George Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Drew, George Alexander, 1894–1973, Canadian political leader. A lawyer, he led the Conservative party in Ontario from 1938 and served in the provincial legislature (1939–48) and in the House of Co...Browse by Subject
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