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Brewer's: Have a Mind for it
(To). To desire to possess it; to wish for it. Mind = desire, intention, is by no means uncommon: “I mind to tell him plainly what I think.” (2 Henry VI., act iv. 1.) “I shortly mind to…Brewer's: Golosh'
It is said that Henry VI. wore half-boots laced at the side, and about the same time was introduced the shoe or clog called the “galage” or “gologe,” meaning simply a covering; to which is…Brewer's: Hand
A measure of length = four inches. Horses are measured up the fore leg to the shoulder, and are called 14, 15, 16 (as it may be), hands high. i. Hand (A). A symbol of fortitude in Egypt,…Africa: Rulers
Congo: Rulers Theophile Theodore Joseph Antoine Baron Wahis, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1900–12) Felix Alexandre Fuch, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1912–16) Eugene Joseph…William Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene VI
Scene VINear MisenumFlourish. Enter Pompey and Menas at one door, with drum and trumpet: at another, Octavius Caesar, Mark Antony, Lepidus, Domitius Enobarbus, Mecaenas, with Soldiers…Brewer's: Mahomet
or Mohammed, according to Deutsch, means the Predicted Messiah. (Hag. ii. 7.) It is the titular name taken by Halabi, founder of Islam. (570-632.) Angel of. When Mahomet was transported…Indy, Vincent d'
(Encyclopedia) Indy, Vincent d': see D'Indy, Vincent.Henry I
The King of England from 1100 until his death in 1135, Henry I also ruled Normandy after he usurped his brother's power there and threw him in prison. Henry was the youngest son of William the…Stephen Dušan
(Encyclopedia) Stephen Dušan or DushanStephen Dušan or Dushanboth: stĕˈfän d&oomacr;ˈshän [key], c.1308–1355, king (1331–46) and czar (1346–55) of Serbia, son of Stephen Uros III. He is also…Cantacuzene, John
(Encyclopedia) Cantacuzene, John: see John VI, Byzantine emperor.Trending
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