(Encyclopedia) André, JohnAndré, Johnändrāˈ, ănˈdrē [key], 1751–80, British spy in the American Revolution. He was captured (1775) by Gen. Richard Montgomery in the Quebec campaign but was exchanged…
Introduction Introductory Note The Song of Hiawatha is based on the legends and stories of many North American Indian tribes, but especially those of the Ojibway Indians of northern…
by JohnKeatsPoems 1817Contents"What more felicity can fall to creature,To Leigh Hunt, Esq."Places of nestling green for Poets made."Specimen of an Induction to a PoemCalidoreTo Some LadiesOn…
(Encyclopedia) McComb, John, 1763–1853, American architect, b. New York City. He was chiefly known for the New York City Hall (1803–12), one of the finest American buildings of the postcolonial…
(Encyclopedia) Heywood, JohnHeywood, Johnhāˈw&oobreve;d [key], 1497?–1580?, English dramatist. He was employed at the courts of Henry VIII and Mary I as a singer, musician, and playwright. At the…
by JohnKeatsTo * * * *Imitation of SpenserTo Hope When by my solitary hearth I sit,
And hateful thoughts enwrap my soul in gloom;
When no fair dreams before my "mind's eye" flit,
And…
(Encyclopedia) Morse, John Torrey, 1840–1937, American lawyer and biographer, b. Boston. Admitted to the bar in 1862, he practiced law in Boston until 1880, when he turned all his attention to…
KYL John Henry , a Representative from Iowa; born in Wisner, Cumming, County, Nebr.,
May 9, 1919; graduated from Wayne Prep High School, Wayne, Nebr., 1937;
graduated from Nebraska State Teachers…
O'NEALL John Henry , a Representative from Indiana;
born in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., October 30, 1838;
was left an orphan when eight years of age and was reared by his grandfather, who…
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