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(Encyclopedia) States-General or Estates-General, diet or national assembly in which the chief estates (see estate) of a nation—usually clergy, nobles, and towns (or commons)—were represented as…Brewer's: Best
At best or At the very best. Looking at the matter in the most favourable light. Making every allowance. “Life at best is but a mingled yarn.” At one's best. At the highest or best point…Lowest Literacy Rates
The countries with the lowest literacy rate, defined as the ability to read and write at a specified age. The figures given are from 2015, the last year in which UNESCO did a global analysis. 1…Homework Center: Of the Origin and Design of Government in General
Of the Origin and Design of Government in General.With Concise Remarks on the English Constitution Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no…Walt Whitman: I Saw Old General at Bay
I Saw Old General at BayI saw old General at bay, (Old as he was, his gray eyes yet shone out in battle like stars,) His small force was now completely hemm'd in, in his works, He call'd for…The True George Washington: Enemies: British Generals
British GeneralsThe Braddock campaign brought acquaintance with one which did not end in friendship, however amicable the beginning. There can be little doubt that there was cameraderie with…Vachel Lindsay: General William Booth Enters into Heaven
General William Booth Enters into HeavenVachel Lindsay(To be sung to the tune of `The Blood of the Lamb' with indicated instrument)I(Bass drum beaten loudly)Booth led boldly with his big bass…Theories of the Universe: Quantum Mechanics vs. General Relativity
Quantum Mechanics vs. General RelativityTheories of the UniverseSupersymmetry, Superpartners, and SupermanAttempts at UnificationQuantum Mechanics vs. General RelativitySymmetry BreakingIntroducing…Constantine, Roman general
(Encyclopedia) Constantine, d. 411, Roman general. He was proclaimed emperor by the Roman troops in Britain in 407 and led a revolt in Gaul and Spain against the Western emperor Honorius. He…General Land Office
(Encyclopedia) General Land Office, established (1812) in the U.S. Treasury Dept. and transferred (1849) to the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Empowered to survey, manage, and dispose of the public…Trending
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