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meant originally a private person, one not engaged in any public office. Hence Jeremy Taylor says, “Humility is a duty in great ones, as well as in idiots” (private persons). The Greeks…Bangs, John Kendrick
(Encyclopedia) Bangs, John Kendrick, 1862–1922, American humorist, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1883. He was the editor of Puck (1904–5) and other magazines and wrote over 30 books of humorous…Brewer's: Inspired Idiot
(The). Oliver Goldsmith was so called by Walpole. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894InstinctInsolence A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…The Devil's Dictionary: Idiot
by Ambrose Bierce ICONOCLASTIDLENESSIDIOT -n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's activity is not…Macaulay, Dame Rose
(Encyclopedia) Macaulay, Dame RoseMacaulay, Dame Roseməkôˈlē [key], 1889?–1958, English author. Remembered primarily for her novels satirizing middle-class life, she first achieved fame with…Complete Idiot's Guide to Algebra
Algebra Algebra ch01s01 encountering-expressions ch01s02 introducing-variables ch01s03 translating-words-into-math ch01s04 behold-power-exponents ch01s05 living-large-with-scientific-…Complete Idiot's Guide to Geometry
Geometry Geometry ch01s01 taking-burden-out-proofs ch01s02 law-detachment ch01s03 importance-being-direct ch01s04 proof-by-contradiction-advantage-being-indirect ch01s05 given-…Schnittke, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Schnittke, Alfred, 1924–98, Russian composer. He studied music in Vienna (1946–48) and at the Moscow Conservatory (1953–58), where he later (1962–72) taught instrumentation. Thereafter…Lunt, Alfred, and Lynn Fontanne
(Encyclopedia) Lunt, Alfred, 1893–1977, b. Milwaukee, and Lynn FontanneLunt, Alfred, 1893–1977, b. Milwaukee, and Lynn Fontannefŏntănˈ [key], 1887?–1983, b. Essex, England, American acting couple.…The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chemistry: Table of Contents
ChemistryChemistrych01s01 why-study-chemistrych01s02 why-do-we-need-chemistrych01s03 what-have-gotten-myself-intoch01s04 stuff-really-funch01s05 who-invented-chemistrych01s06 succeeding-where-others-…Trending
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