(Encyclopedia) GersonidesGersonidesgərsŏnˈĭdēz [key] or Levi ben GershonGersonideslēˈvī bĕn gûrˈshən [key], 1288–1344, Jewish philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, called also Ralbag, from the…
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(Encyclopedia) Bar Kokba, Simon, or Simon Bar CochbaSimon Bar Cochbakōkˈbə [key] [Heb.,=son of the star], d. a.d. 135, Hebrew hero and leader of a major revolt against Rome under Hadrian (132–135).…
by W. B. Yeats "Dust Hath Closed Helen's Eye"An Enduring HeartA Knight of the Sheep Away to the north of Ben Bulben and Cope's mountain lives "a strong farmer," a knight of the sheep they…
(Encyclopedia) Bainbridge, William, 1774–1833, American naval officer, b. Princeton, N.J. An experienced sea captain, he joined (1798) the navy when war with France threatened. His ship, the…
(Encyclopedia) Aristarchus of SamothraceAristarchus of Samothraceărˌĭstärˈkəs, [key]Amram ben Scheschnasămˈəthrās [key], c.217–c.145 b.c., Greek scholar, successor to his teacher, Aristophanes of…
(Encyclopedia) Brome, RichardBrome, Richardbr&oomacr;m, brōm [key], c.1590–1652, English dramatist. He was the friend, servant, and disciple of Ben Jonson. Primarily a writer of realistic satiric…
(Encyclopedia) Carew, Thomas, 1595?–1639?, English author, one of the Cavalier poets. Educated at Merton College, Oxford, he had a short diplomatic career on the Continent, then returned to England…
by Robert Burns The Deil's Awa Wi' The ExcisemanBessy And Her Spinnin' WheelThe Country Lass In simmer, when the hay was mawn,
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