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(Encyclopedia) Byrde, William. For persons thus named, use Byrd, William.

(Encyclopedia) Browne, William (William Browne of Tavistock) tăvˈĭstŏkˌ [key], 1591?–1645?, English poet. An imitator of Spenser, he did his finest work in pastoral poetry, of which Britannia's Pastorals (161...

(Encyclopedia) Cage, John Milton Jr., 1912–92, American composer, b. Los Angeles. A leading figure in the musical avant-garde from the late 1930s, he attended Pomona...

(Encyclopedia) Shakspere, William: see Shakespeare, William. ...

(Encyclopedia) Falkner, William: see Faulkner, William. ...

(Encyclopedia) Tindal or Tindale, William: see Tyndale, William. ...

(Encyclopedia) Lamb, William: see Melbourne, William Lamb, 2d Viscount. ...

(Encyclopedia) Cavendish, William: see Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Herbert, William: see Pembroke, William Herbert, 3d earl of. ...