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Barante, Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de
(Encyclopedia) Barante, Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron deBarante, Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron deämäˈblə gēyōmˈ prôspĕrˈ brüzhyĕrˈ bärôNˈ də bäräNtˈ [key], 1782–1866, French…Ridgefield
(Encyclopedia) Ridgefield. 1 Residential town (1990 pop. 20,919), Fairfield co., SE Conn.; inc. 1709. Industries include nurseries, pharmaceuticals, and electronic research. The battle of Ridgefield…Paisiello, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Paisiello, GiovanniPaisiello, Giovannijōvänˈnē päēzyĕlˈlō [key], 1740–1816, Italian composer. Paisiello served in St. Petersburg at the court of Catherine II from 1776 to 1784. He was…Pandora, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) PandoraPandorapăndôrˈə [key], in Greek mythology, first woman on earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create her as vengeance upon man and his benefactor, Prometheus. The gods endowed her…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Song-My Peggy's Charms
by Robert Burns Braving Angry Winter's StormsThe Young Highland RoverSong-My Peggy's Charms Tune-"Tha a' chailleach ir mo dheigh." My Peggy's face, my Peggy's form, The…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Song.-Anna, Thy Charms
by Robert Burns To Alex. Cunningham, ESQ., WriterThe Fete ChampetreSong.-Anna, Thy Charms Anna, thy charms my bosom fire, And waste my soul with care; But ah! how bootless…Mario
(Encyclopedia) MarioMariomärˈyō [key], 1810–83, stage name of Giovanni Matteo, Cavaliere di Candia, Italian tenor. An officer of the Piedmontese guard, he went to Paris in 1836 and studied at the…La Serena
(Encyclopedia) La SerenaLa Serenalä sārāˈnä [key], city (1990 est. pop. 105,600), capital of Coquimbo region, N central Chile, on the Elqui River. A commercial and agricultural center in a region of…Harlow, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Harlow, Jean, 1911–37, American movie star, b. Kansas City, Mo., as Harlean Carpentier. Harlow brought charm and a sexual knowingness to a series of comedies during the 1930s, becoming…abracadabra
(Encyclopedia) abracadabraabracadabraăbˌrəkədăbˈrə [key], magical formula used by the Gnostics (see Gnosticism) to invoke the aid of benevolent spirits to ward off disease and affliction. It is…Trending
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