The Goose-Girl The king of a great land died, and left his queen to take care of their only child. This child was a daughter, who was very beautiful; and her mother loved her dearly, and was…
by W. B. Yeats The Friends of the People of FaeryBy the RoadsideDreams That Have No Moral The friend who heard about Maive and the hazel-stick went to the workhouse another day. She found…
Act IIScene IThe sameEnter the Princess of France, Rosaline, Maria, Katharine, Boyet, Lords, and other AttendantsBoyetNow, madam, summon up your dearest spirits:
Consider who the king your…
Scene IIIFrance. King Lewis XI's palaceFlourish. Enter King Lewis XI, his sister Bona, his Admiral, called Bourbon, Prince Edward, Queen Margaret, and Oxford. King Lewis XI sits, and riseth…
LONG Edward Henry Carroll , a Representative from Maryland;
born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., September 28, 1808;
attended the common schools and was graduated from Yale College in 1828…
(Encyclopedia) BonaparteBonapartebōˈnəpärt [key], Ital. BuonaparteBonapartebwōnäpärˈtā [key], family name of Napoleon I, emperor of the French.
Of the second generation of the family the most…
(Encyclopedia) Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty ofCateau-Cambrésis, Treaty ofkätōˈ-käNbrāzēˈ [key], 1559, concluded at Le Cateau, France, by representatives of Henry II of France, Philip II of Spain, and…
(Encyclopedia) Clement VI, 1291–1352, pope (1342–52), a Frenchman named Pierre Roger; successor of Benedict XII. His court was at Avignon. He had been archbishop of Sens, archbishop of Rouen, and…
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Michael, 1941–, British politician, leader of the Conservative party (2003–5), b. Llanelli, Wales, as Michael Hecht. The son of immigrants (his father changed the family name…
(Encyclopedia) Fisher, John (Saint John Fisher), c.1469–1535, English prelate, cardinal, bishop of Rochester (1504–34). Known for his scholarship at Cambridge, he was chosen confessor to Margaret…
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