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Brewer's: Vicar of Wakefield
(The). Dr. Primrose Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ViceVicar of Bray A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Goldsmith, Oliver
(Encyclopedia) Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?–1774, Anglo-Irish author. The son of an Irish clergyman, he was graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1749. He studied medicine at Edinburgh and Leiden,…Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus
(Encyclopedia) Chodowiecki, Daniel NikolausChodowiecki, Daniel Nikolausdäˈnēĕl nēˈkōlous khôdôvyĕtsˈkē [key], 1726–1801, German painter and engraver, b. Danzig. He was the most popular illustrator of…Mulready, William
(Encyclopedia) Mulready, WilliamMulready, Williamməlrĕdˈē [key], 1786–1863, Irish genre painter. He began as a drawing master and an illustrator of children's books. After 1809 he devoted himself to…Brewer's: Vicar of Bray
(The). Let who will be king, I will be vicar of Bray still. Brome says of Simon Alleyn that he “lived in the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth. In the first two…Richter, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Richter, LudwigRichter, Ludwigl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh [key]Richter, Ludwig rĭkhˈtər [key], 1803–84, German painter, illustrator, and etcher; son and pupil of the engraver Karl Richter (…Brewer's: Primrose
(George). Son of the worthy Vicar of Wakefield. He went to Amsterdam to teach the people English, but forgot that he could not do so till he knew something of Dutch himself. (Goldsmith:…Wakefield, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Wakefield, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 74,764), N central England, on the Calder River. Wakefield has been a center of the cloth industry from the 14th cent. Other…Brewer's: Vicar
Rector, one who receives both great and small tithes. Vicar receives only the small tithes. At the Reformation many livings which belonged to monasteries passed into the hands of noblemen…Ruth Wakefield
Ruth Wakefield is credited with inventing the chocolate chip cookie. Specifically, the "Toll House" cookie, whose recipe has adorned the Nestlé Company's packages of chocolate chips since 1939. She…Trending
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