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Brewer's: Bohemian

A gipsy, an impostor. The first gipsies that entered France came from Bohemia, and appeared before Paris in 1427. They were not allowed to enter the city, but were lodged at La Chapelle St…

Brewer's: Bohemian Life

(A). An irregular, restless way of living, like that of a gipsy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BohortBohemian A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Bohemian Hymn

The Bohemian HymnIn many forms we try To utter God's infinity, But the boundless hath no form, And the Universal Friend Doth as far transcend An angel as a worm. The great Idea baffles wit,…

Greenwich Village

(Encyclopedia) Greenwich VillageGreenwich Villagegrĕnˈĭch [key], residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the…

The Congress of Women: The Women of Bohemia

by Mrs. Josefa Humpal Zeman Development in Eastern WashingtonAn African ExpeditionThe Women of Bohemia Mrs. Josefa Humpal Zeman is a native of Bohemia. She was born January 9,1870. Her…

Rami Malek

Rami Malek won the Academy Award as best actor for playing rocker Freddie Mercury in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody. Rami Malek studied theater at the University of Evansville in Indiana, graduated…

Amy Lowell: The Bombardment

The BombardmentSlowly, without force, the rain drops into the city. It stops a moment on the carved head of Saint John, then slides on again, slipping and trickling over his stone cloak. It…

Brewer's: Bohemia

The Queen of Bohemia. A public-house sign in honour of Lady Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of James I., who was married to Frederick, elector palatine, for whom Bohemia was raised into a…

Brewer's: Bohort

(Sir). A knight of Arthur's Round Table, brother of Sir Lionel, and nephew of Lancelot of the Lake. Also called Sir Bors. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

2019 Academy Awards

The 91st Academy Awards were be presented on Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture Green Book Black Panther BlacKkKlansman…