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Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816–94, American politician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Waltham, Mass. After serving in the Massachusetts legislature (1849–53), Banks entered…Penn, Sir William, British admiral
(Encyclopedia) Penn, Sir William, 1621–70, British admiral. In the English civil war he served in Parliament's naval forces, and he joined the pursuit (1651–52) of Prince Rupert in the Mediterranean…Calixtus III
(Encyclopedia) Calixtus III,&sp;Callixtus III, or Callistus III, 1378–1458, pope (1455–58), a Spaniard (b. Játiva) named Alonso de Borja or, in Italian, Alfonso Borgia; successor of Nicholas V.…Wilson, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Henry, 1812–75, American politician, Vice President of the United States (1873–75), b. Farmington, N.H. At 21 he legally changed his name from Jeremiah Jones Colbath, and as…Boehme, Jakob
(Encyclopedia) Boehme or Böhme, JakobBoehme or Böhme, Jakobbēˈmə, Ger. yäˈkôp böˈmə [key], 1575–1624, German religious mystic, a cobbler of Görlitz, in England also called Behmen. He was a student of…substance
(Encyclopedia) substance, in philosophy, term used to denote the changeless substratum presumed in some philosophies to be present in all being. Aristotle defined substance as that which possesses…The Four Clever Brothers
The Four Clever Brothers 'Dear children,' said a poor man to his four sons, 'I have nothing to give you; you must go out into the wide world and try your luck. Begin by learning some craft or…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, May 21, 1806
Day 1402 Day 1404 Lewis, May 21, 1806 Wednesday May 21st 1806. It rained a few hours this morning. Sheilds and Gibson set out to hunt towards the mountains. Collins came to camp at noon and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 18, 1806
Day 1334 Day 1336 Clark, April 18, 1806 Friday 18th April 1806 Early this Morning I was awoke by an indian man of the Chopunnish Nation who informed me that he lived in the neighbourhood…A Christmas Carol: The Second of the Three Spirits
The First of the Three Spirits The Last of the Spirits The Second of the Three Spirits AWAKING in the middle of a prodigiously tough snore, and sitting up in bed to get his thoughts…Trending
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