(Encyclopedia) Feke, RobertFeke, Robertfēk [key], c.1705–c.1750, early American portrait painter, b. Oyster Bay, N.Y. He practiced in Newport, R.I., New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. He…
by Robert Burns Epitaph For Mr. W. CruikshankBraving Angry Winter's StormsSong-The Banks Of The Devon Tune-"Bhanarach dhonn a' chruidh." How pleasant the banks of the clear…
by Robert Burns To Miss Logan, With Beattie's ...Song-Bonie DundeeMr. William Smellie-A Sketch Shrewd Willie Smellie to Crochallan came;
The old cock'd hat, the grey surtout the…
(Encyclopedia) domestic service, work performed in a household by someone who is not a member of the family. It was performed by slaves in many early civilizations, e.g., in Greece and Rome. Under…
To Robert Nichols(From Frise on the Somme in February, 1917, in answer
to a letter saying: "I am just finishing my 'Faun's
Holiday.' I wish you were here to feed him with
cherries.") Here by…
(Encyclopedia) Applegarth, Robert, 1834–1924, English trade union leader, a carpenter by trade. A charter member of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, he became in 1862 its general…
(Encyclopedia) Robert II (Robert Curthose), c.1054–1134, duke of Normandy (1087–1106); eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father…
by Robert Burns Blythe Was SheEpitaph For Mr. W. CruikshankA Rose-Bud By My Early Walk A Rose-bud by my early walk,
Adown a corn-enclosed bawk,
Sae gently bent its thorny…
