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Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of, 1671–1713, English philosopher. The philosopher John Locke, adviser to the 1st earl, his grandfather, was in charge of Shaftesbury's…Janesville
(Encyclopedia) Janesville, city (1990 pop. 52,133), seat of Rock co., S central Wis., on the Rock River; inc. 1853. It is an industrial and commercial center in a grain, dairy farm, and tobacco area…Whitelaw of Penrith, William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Whitelaw of Penrith, William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount, 1918–99, British politician. A Scottish landowner and cattle farmer, he was elected to Parliament as a Conservative in 1955…Jay's Treaty
(Encyclopedia) Jay's Treaty, concluded in 1794 between the United States and Great Britain to settle difficulties arising mainly out of violations of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and to regulate…Assembly of the People of Ithaca--Speeches of Telemachus and of the Suitors--Telemachus Makes His Preparations and Starts for Pylos with Minerva Disguised as Mentor - The Odyssey
The Gods in Council--Miverva'... Telemachus Visits Nestor at Pylos. Assembly of the People of Ithaca--Speeches of Telemachus and of the Suitors--Telemachus Makes His Preparations and…Crawford, William Harris
(Encyclopedia) Crawford, William Harris, 1772–1834, American statesman, b. Amherst co., Va. (his birthplace is now in Nelson co.). He moved with his parents to South Carolina and later to Georgia.…Cluj-Napoca
(Encyclopedia) Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca kl&oomacr;zh-näpō [key], Hung. Kolozsvár, Ger.…Fraunces, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Fraunces, SamuelFraunces, Samuelfrônˈsĭs [key], c.1722–95, American innkeeper, proprietor of the historic Fraunces Tavern in New York City. This building at the corner of Broad and…Cheney, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Cheney, Dick (Richard Bruce Cheney)Cheney, Dickchēˈnē, chāˈ– [key], 1941–, Vice President of the United States (2001–9), b. Lincoln, Nebr. His family moved to Casper, Wyo., when he was…Chatsworth
(Encyclopedia) Chatsworth, estate, Derbyshire, central England, near Chesterfield. It is the seat of the dukes of Devonshire. Begun in 1552, the present Classical-style Chatsworth House was rebuilt…Trending
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