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Dekker, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Dekker, Thomas, c,1570–1632, English dramatist and pamphleteer. Little is known of his life except that he frequently suffered from poverty and served several prison terms for debt. He…Ford, John, English dramatist
(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1586–c.1640, English dramatist, b. Devonshire. He went to London to study law but was never called to the bar. The early part of his playwriting career was taken up with…Eight, the
(Encyclopedia) Eight, the, group of American artists in New York City, formed in 1908 to exhibit paintings. They were men of widely different tendencies, held together mainly by their common…Letcher, John
(Encyclopedia) Letcher, John, 1813–84, American politician, b. Lexington, Va. He studied law and practiced at Lexington, where he also edited the Jacksonian Democrat Valley Star. In Congress (1851–59…Beverley, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Beverley, RobertBeverley, Robertbĕvˈərlē [key], 1673–1722, Virginia colonial historian, author of The History and Present State of Virginia (1705). A substantial planter and colonial…William Shakespeare: Othello, Act IV, Scene II
Scene IIA room in the castleEnter Othello and EmiliaOthelloYou have seen nothing then?EmiliaNor ever heard, nor ever did suspect.OthelloYes, you have seen Cassio and she together.EmiliaBut…Montt, Jorge
(Encyclopedia) Montt, JorgeMontt, Jorgehôrˈhā mōnt [key], 1846–1922, Chilean vice admiral, president of Chile (1891–96). He was a distant relative of Manuel and Pedro Montt. A leader in the ruinous…Diogenes
(Encyclopedia) DiogenesDiogenesdīŏjˈənēz [key], c.412–323 b.c., Greek Cynic philosopher; pupil of Antisthenes. He was born in Sinope and lived in Athens. He taught that the virtuous life is the…Stephen Crane: The impact of a dollar upon the heart
The impact of a dollar upon the heart Smiles warm red light, Sweeping from the hearth rosily upon the white table, With the hanging cool velvet shadows Moving softly upon the door.…Webb, Walter Prescott
(Encyclopedia) Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888–1963, U.S. historian, b. Panola co., Tex. He joined the faculty of the history department at the Univ. of Texas in 1918, received his Ph.D. in 1932, and…