(Encyclopedia) Blair, James, 1656–1743, Church of England clergyman, missionary to colonial Virginia, and founder of the College of William and Mary, b. Scotland. At the request of the bishop of…
A rousing good fire. Rousing means large, great; hence a rousing falsehood (mendacium magnificum). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RoutRouse A B C D E…
(A). A contraction of carousal. a drinking bout. (Swedish, rus; Norwegian, ruus, drunkenness; Dutch, roes, a bumper.) Rouse (1 syl.). “The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse.”…
Roger RouseAge: 64 former No. 1 light heavyweight contender in 1965 and two-time NCAA champion for Idaho State; member of 1956 Olympic boxing team, making it to the quarterfinal round; turned…
Brandon RouseAge: 19 redshirt sophomore defensive lineman for Clemson who had not appeared in a game; He died of a heart attack at a movie theater. Died: Clemson, S.C., Apr. 29Tobin RoteR -…
ROUSE Arthur Blythe , a Representative from Kentucky;
born in Burlington, Boone County, Ky., June 20, 1874;
attended the public schools;
was graduated from Hanover College, Indiana, in 1896 and…
(Encyclopedia) James, Jesse (Woodson), 1847–82, American outlaw, b. Clay co., Mo. At the age of 15 he joined the Confederate guerrilla band led by William Quantrill and participated in the brutal and…
(Encyclopedia) James, William, 1842–1910, American philosopher, b. New York City, M.D. Harvard, 1869; son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James and brother of the novelist Henry James. In 1872…
(Encyclopedia) Dean, James (James Byron Dean), 1931–55, American film actor, b. Marion, Ind. After a few stage and television roles, Dean was chosen to play the moody, rebellious son in the film East…
