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Churchill, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Churchill, town, NE Manitoba, Canada, a remote port on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Churchill River. The northern terminus of the…Davidson, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Davidson, Thomas, 1842–1900, American scholar and philosopher, b. Scotland, grad. Univ. of Aberdeen, 1860. In 1866 he went to Canada and then to the United States. On a visit to London…Arciniegas, Germán
(Encyclopedia) Arciniegas, GermánArciniegas, Germánhĕrmänˈ ärsēnyāˈgäs [key], 1900–1999, Colombian historian and diplomat. A leading Latin American intellectual, he gained prominence as a journalist…Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, ViscountSherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscountshûrˈbr&oobreve;k [key], 1811–92, British statesman. He emigrated (1842) to Australia and achieved recognition as…Stephen Crane: Fast rode the knight
Fast rode the knight With spurs, hot and reeking, Ever waving an eager sword, "To save my lady!" Fast rode the knight, And leaped from saddle to war. Men of steel flickered and gleamed Like…Brewer's: Knight of the Order of John-William
(A). In French: “Chevalier de l'ordre de Jean Guillaume, ” a man hanged. (See John-William.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knight of the PostKnight of the…Brewer's: Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Lawyers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the PencilKnights of the Holy Sepulchre A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de
(Encyclopedia) Condillac, Étienne Bonnot deCondillac, Étienne Bonnot deātyĕnˈ bônōˈ də kôNdēyäkˈ [key], 1715–80, French philosopher who developed the theory of sensationalism (i.e., that all…Lovelace, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Lovelace, Richard, 1618–1657?, one of the English Cavalier poets. He was the son of a Kentish knight and was educated at Oxford. In 1642 he was briefly imprisoned for having presented…Beaumont, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Beaumont, FrancisBeaumont, Francisbōˈmŏnt [key], 1584?–1616, English dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he studied at Oxford and the Inner Temple. His literary reputation is…Trending
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