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The civil rights movement in the United States is a bit hard to pin down in terms of time. The struggle for Black Americans' human rights stretches back to the…
Nat's New Year“I don't expect to hear from Emil yet, and Nat writes regularly, but where is Dan? Only two or three postals since he went. Such an energetic fellow as he is could buy up all…
SundayThe moment the bell rang next morning Nat flew out of bed, and dressed himself with great satisfaction in the suit of clothes he found on the chair. They were not new, being half-worn…
The raised floor at the head of a dining-room, designed for guests of distinction (French, dais, a canopy). So called because it used to be decorated with a canopy. The proverb “Sous le…
[grand lama]. Chief of the two Tartar priests—a sort of incarnate deity. The other lama is called the “Tesho-lama.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
ParnassusIt was well named; and the Muses seemed to be at home that day, for as the newcomers went up the slope appropriate sights and sounds greeted them. Passing an open window, they looked…
(Encyclopedia) Chambord, château, park, and village (1993 est. pop. 200), all owned by the state, in Loir-et-Cher dept., N central France. The huge Renaissance château, built by Francis I and set in…
(Encyclopedia) Arundel, Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl ofArundel, Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl ofărˈəndəl [key], 1511?–1580, English statesman. Lord chamberlain under Henry VIII, he was a member of the…
(Encyclopedia) Paxton, Sir Joseph, 1803–65, English architect, noted for his use of glass and iron in a proto-modern manner. Beginning his career as a gardener and estate manager, he then built two…
(Encyclopedia) Wenceslaus III, c.1289–1306, king of Bohemia (1305–6) and of Hungary (1301–5), son and successor of Wenceslaus II. On the death of Andrew III of Hungary, last of the Arpad dynasty, he…
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