The BellI love thy music, mellow bell,
I love thine iron chime,
To life or death, to heaven or hell,
Which calls the sons of Time.
Thy voice upon the deep
The home-bound sea-boy hails…
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born: 1918Birthplace: New York City
6-MercaptopurineâElion synthesized the leukemia-fighting drug 6-mercaptopurine. Her other developments were drugs used to block organ…
Marion Bellsinger, actressBorn: 1919Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri An acclaimed light opera singer most active during the 1940's, she appeared on stage as Fiona MacLaren in the original…
(The). A still condensing mass; so called from being of the shape of a dumb-bell. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dumb-bellsDumb-barge A B C D E F G H…
Reuben BellAge: 24 professional boxer who compiled a 13-2 record as a middleweight; died of gunshot wounds when a man opened fire in the lobby of Washington Hospital Center's Cancer…
Alexander Graham Bell
Born: 1847
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Telegraphy—In addition to the telephone, Bell held patents for the telegraph, photophone, phonograph, aerial vehicles,…
The Angelus bell. So called because of the indulgence once given for reciting certain prayers forming the angelus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(St.). A four-sided bell, which was certainly in existence in the seventh century, and is still shown in the monastery of St. Gall, Switzerland. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…
A bell rung at funerals, when the pall was thrown over the coffin. (French, cache corps, cover over the body.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(The). Strasburg. “He was a Strasburgher, and in that city of bells had been a medical practitioner.” —Mayne Reid: The Scalp Hunters, chap. xxv. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…
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