by Robert Burns Mr. William Smellie-A SketchExtempore In The Court Of SessionSong-Bonie Dundee My blessin's upon thy sweet wee lippie!
My blessin's upon thy e'e-brie!
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(Encyclopedia) Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, British antarctic explorer, b. Ireland. The first of his voyages to Antarctica was made as a member of the expedition (1901–4) of Robert F.…
(Encyclopedia) EssenesEssenesĕsˈēnz [key], members of a small Jewish religious order, originating in the 2d cent. b.c. The chief sources of information about the Essenes are Pliny the Elder, Philo's…
Mary Jane Latsisnovelist With her collaborator Martha Henissart, Latsis created the formidable John Putnam Thatcher, a New York banker with a knack for crime-solving. The pair penned more…
Ronnie Lane bassist Lane founded the English rock band Small Faces in 1964 with Steve Marriott. The band's single “Itchycoo Park” introduced phase-distorted guitar to these shores. Lane left…
Eriq La Salleactor, directorBorn: 7/23/1962Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut La Salle was working on projects on and Off Broadway even before he graduated with a degree in theater arts from…
Eriq La Salleactor, directorBorn: 7/23/1962Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut La Salle was working on projects on and Off Broadway even before he graduated with a degree in theater arts from…
Nella Larsen
writer
Born: 1891
Birthplace: Chicago
The only Black person in her family when she was growing up, Larsen always felt like an outsider. Born Nellie Walker, she lost her West…
(Encyclopedia) Kahn, Louis IsadoreKahn, Louis Isadoreĭzˈədôrˌ [key]Kahn, Louis Isadore, kän [key], 1901–74, American architect, b. Estonia. He and his family moved to Philadelphia in 1905, and he…
