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Anaximander
(Encyclopedia) AnaximanderAnaximanderənăkˌsĭmănˈdər [key], c.611–c.547 b.c., Greek philosopher, b. Miletus; pupil of Thales. He made the first attempt to offer a detailed explanation of all aspects…Democritus
(Encyclopedia) DemocritusDemocritusdĭmŏkˈrĭtəs [key], c.460–c.370 b.c., Greek philosopher of Abdera; pupil of Leucippus. His theory of the nature of the physical world was the most radical and…piculet
(Encyclopedia) piculetpiculetpĭkˈyələt [key], common name for a small bird of the family Picidae, which includes the woodpecker and the wryneck. Like the true woodpeckers, piculets are large-headed…Anne Bradstreet: The Vanity of All Worldly Things
The Vanity of All Worldly Things As he said vanity, so vain say I, Oh! Vanity, O vain all under sky; Where is the man can say, "Lo, I have found On brittle earth a consolation sound"?…James Graham FAIR, Congress, NV (1831-1894)
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887 Party: Democrat FAIR James Graham , a Senator from Nevada; born near Belfast, County Tyrone, Ireland, December 3, 1831; immigrated to the United States in 1843…William Shakespeare: In the old age black was not counted fair
In the old age black was not counted fairIn the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name; But now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd…The True George Washington: Relations with the Fair Sex: Fidelity
FidelityThe question whether Washington was a faithful husband might well be left to the facts already given, were it not that stories of his immorality are bandied about in clubs, a well-…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Thou Fair Eliza
by Robert Burns O For Ane An' Twenty, TamMy Bonie BellThou Fair Eliza Turn again, thou fair Eliza! Ae kind blink before we part; Rue on thy despairing lover, Can'st…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Song-Phillis The Fair
by Robert Burns Epigram On The Laird Of LagganSong-Had I A CaveSong-Phillis The Fair Tune-"Robin Adair." While larks, with little wing, Fann'd the pure air, Tasting the…charade
(Encyclopedia) charadecharadeshərādˈ [key], verbal, written, or acted representation of a word, its syllables, or a number of words. The object is to guess the idea being conveyed. Winthrop M. Praed…Trending
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