Orindacalled the “Incomparable,” was Mrs. Katherine Philipps, who lived in the reign of Charles II., and died of small-pox. Her praises were sung by Cowley, Dryden, and others. (See Dryden's Ode To the Memory of Mrs. Anne Killigrew.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Orinda from Infoplease:
|
24 X 7Private Tutor
Explore Histogram Examples , Algebra 2
|
Atlas
Encyclopedia
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Day in History
