Author:Jonathan FranzenPublisher:Farrar Straus & Giroux In his third novel, Franzen bitterly—and hilariously—satirizes society's absurdities through the utterly dysfunctional, self-…
LAWS Gilbert Lafayette , a Representative from Nebraska;
born near Olney, Richland County, Ill., March 11, 1838;
moved with his parents to Iowa County, Wis., in 1845;
attended the common schools…
CALDERHEAD William Alexander , a Representative from Kansas; born on a farm near New Lexington,
Perry County, Ohio, September 26, 1844; received private schooling and also
attended the common…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1927
Party: Republican HARRELD John William , a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma; born near Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., January 24, 1872; attended the…
A wild-flower. The word is used by Tennyson to mean a pretty damsel in ragged clothes. “The prince Hath picked a ragged robin from the hedge.” Tennyson: Idylls of the King; Enid.…
The bride of Cassivelaun, “for whose love the Roman Cæsar first invaded Britain.” (Tennyson: Enid.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FlushFlunkey A B C D…
“King Arthur's hound of deepest mouth.” (Idylls of the King; Enid.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cave-dwellersCavaliers A B C D E F G H I J K…
(The). Raymond Lully, of Palma, one of the most distinguished men of the thirteenth century. (1234-1315.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EnniskillensE'nid…
His house is so called, because so long as a man shuts himself up in his own house, no bailiff can break through the door to arrest him or seize his goods. It is not so in Scotland.…
(Alfred). Bard of Arthurian Romance. His poems on the legends of King Arthur are - (1) The Coming of Arthur; (2) Geraint and Enid; (3) Merlin and Vivien; (4)Lancelot and Elaine; (5) The…
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