(Encyclopedia) Corbin, MargaretCorbin, Margaretkôrˈbĭn [key], 1751–1800, American Revolutionary heroine, b. Franklin co., Pa. Upon the death of her husband in the attack on Fort Washington (Nov. 16,…
(Un) (French). A knight of the ancient order of the St. Esprit (Holy Ghost); so called because the decoration is suspended on a blue ribbon. It was at one time the highest order in the…
Corbin, Alice (Mrs. Wm. Penhallow Henderson)[1881-1949](1)Born in St. Louis, of Southern parentage. Educated at the University of Chicago. Since its founding in 1912, Mrs. Henderson has…
Muy Vieja MexicanaAlice CorbinI've seen her pass with eyes upon the road —
An old bent woman in a bronze-black shawl,
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WASHINGTON George Corbin , a Representative from Maryland; born on ``Haywood Farms,'' near Oak
Grove, Westmoreland County, Va., August 20, 1789; attended Harvard University;
studied law, but…
(Encyclopedia) Pitcher, Molly, 1744–1832, American Revolutionary heroine whose real name was Mary Ludwig Hays or Heis, b. near Trenton, N.J. As the wife of John Hays or Heis, she carried water for…
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(See Blue Stocking.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BaseBarzillai A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…
Of high aristocratic descent. The words are French, and mean blue blood, but the notion is Spanish. The old families of Spain who trace their pedigree beyond the time of the Moorish…
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