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2 Maccabees: 12

2 Maccabees Chapter 12 1 When these covenants were made, Lysias went unto the king, and the Jews were about their husbandry. 2 But of the governours of several places, Timotheus…

Borghese

(Encyclopedia) BorgheseBorghesebōrgāˈzā [key], Roman noble family, originally of Siena. It produced one pope, Paul V, several cardinals, and many prominent citizens. The Borghese were noted patrons…

Albany, Louisa, countess of

(Encyclopedia) Albany, Louisa, countess ofAlbany, Louisa, countess ofôlˈbənē [key], 1752–1824, wife of Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender), self-styled count of Albany; daughter of a German…

Stamma, Philip

(Encyclopedia) Stamma, Philip or Philipp, c.1705–55, Syrian-born chess pioneer. He lived in France and Italy before settling in England c.1737. There he attained a reputation as a fine chess player,…

Project Runway: Season Two

Designers in this season faced challenges involving making garments out of plants to creating a dress specifically for guest judge Iman by Mark Hughes Tim Gunn Project…

Aesop's Fables: The Two Pots

by Aesop The Goat and the VineThe Old HoundThe Two Pots Two Pots, one of earthenware and the other of brass, were carried away down a river in flood. The Brazen Pot urged his companion…

Robert Graves: Two Fusiliers

Two FusiliersAnd have we done with War at last? Well, we've been lucky devils both, And there's no need of pledge or oath To bind our lovely friendship fast, By firmer stuff Close bound…

Aesop's Fables: The Two Frogs

by Aesop The Farmer and the ViperThe Cobbler Turned DoctorThe Two Frogs Two Frogs were neighbours. One lived in a marsh, where there was plenty of water, which frogs love: the other in a…

Aesop's Fables: The Two Bags

by Aesop The Dog in the MangerThe Oxen and the AxletreesThe Two Bags Every man carries Two Bags about with him, one in front and one behind, and both are packed full of faults. The Bag in…

Brewer's: Hunting two Hares

He who hunts two hares leaves one and loses the other. No one can do well or properly two things at once. “No man can serve two masters.” French: “Poursuis deux lièvres, et les manques” (…