(Encyclopedia) Lee, Richard Henry, 1732–94, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Westmoreland co., Va.; brother of Arthur Lee, Francis L. Lee, and William Lee. He served in the house of…
(Encyclopedia) Fielding, Henry, 1707–54, English novelist and dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he was educated at Eton and studied law at Leiden. Settling in London in 1729, he began…
(Encyclopedia) Constable, HenryConstable, Henrykŏnˈstəbəl [key], 1562–1613, English poet. After graduating from Cambridge in 1580 he went to Paris, where the atmosphere was more congenial for one of…
Hiawatha's Wedding-Feast Blessing the Cornfields The Son of the Evening Star Can it be the sun descending
O'er the level plain of water?
Or the Red Swan floating, flying,
Wounded…
Pau-Puk-Keewis The Death of Kwasind The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis Full of wrath was Hiawatha
When he came into the village,
Found the people in confusion,
Heard of all the…
(Encyclopedia) Bouquet, HenryBouquet, Henryb&oomacr;kāˈ [key], 1719–65, British army officer in the French and Indian Wars. A French Swiss, he came to America in 1756 and distinguished himself as…
(Encyclopedia) Bergh, HenryBergh, Henrybûrg [key], 1811–88, American philanthropist, b. New York City. He founded (1866) the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This…
The Four Winds The Peace-Pipe On the Mountains of the Prairie,
On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry,
Gitche Manito, the mighty,
He the Master of Life, descending,
On the red crags of…
(Encyclopedia) Sacheverell, HenrySacheverell, Henrysəshĕˈvərəl [key], 1674?–1724, English clergyman, the center of a religio-political incident in the reign of Queen Anne. In two sermons (1709) Dr.…
(Encyclopedia) Moseley, Henry Gwyn JeffreysMoseley, Henry Gwyn Jeffreysmōzˈlē [key], 1887–1915, English physicist, grad. Trinity College, Oxford, 1910. He began his research under Ernest Rutherford…
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