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Linn BANKS, Congress, VA (1784-1842)
BANKS Linn , a Representative from Virginia; born in Madison (then Culpeper) County, Va., January 23, 1784; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Madison County April 10, 1809; member of the…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: On A Bank Of Flowers
by Robert Burns The Gard'ner Wi' His PaidleYoung Jockie Was The Blythest LadOn A Bank Of Flowers On a bank of flowers, in a summer day, For summer lightly drest, The…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Banks Of Nith
by Robert Burns Young Jockie Was The Blythest LadJamie, Come Try MeThe Banks Of Nith The Thames flows proudly to the sea, Where royal cities stately stand; But sweeter…book lung
(Encyclopedia) book lung, terrestrial respiratory organ characteristic of arachnids such as scorpions and primitive spiders. Each book lung consists of hollow flat plates. Air bathes the outer…island
(Encyclopedia) island, relatively small body of land surrounded entirely by water. (As the oceans form a continuous mass of water on the earth's surface, all continents are islands in the strict…muskrat
(Encyclopedia) muskrat, North American aquatic rodent. The common muskrats, species of the genus Ondatra, are sometimes called by their Native American name, musquash. They are found in marshes,…Chickahominy
(Encyclopedia) ChickahominyChickahominychĭkəhŏmˈĭnē [key], river, c.90 mi (140 km) long, rising NW of Richmond, Va., and flowing SE to the James River. In the Civil War fighting was heavy along its…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 5, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 4, 1804August 6, 1804August 5, 1804 August 5th Set out early wind from N E. Great appearance of Wind & rain, (I have remarked that I…McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier
(Encyclopedia) McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, 1807–73, British arctic explorer. He entered the navy and in 1848 accompanied Sir James Clark Ross to the arctic. As a naval captain he was given…Woodbury, Levi
(Encyclopedia) Woodbury, Levi, 1789–1851, American cabinet officer and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1845–51), b. Hillsboro, co., N.H. Important as a politician and jurist in…Trending
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