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Hewlett, William Redington
(Encyclopedia) Hewlett, William RedingtonHewlett, William Redingtonhy&oomacr;ˈlĭt [key], 1913–2001, American engineer and business executive, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., grad. Stanford (B.S. 1934,…Long Island, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Long Island, battle of, Aug. 27, 1776, American defeat in the American Revolution. To protect New York City and the lower Hudson valley from the British forces massed on Staten Island…Sunderland, Robert Spencer, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Sunderland, Robert Spencer, 2d earl of, 1641–1702, English statesman. He succeeded to the earldom in 1643. During the reign of Charles II he served on various diplomatic missions and…Grand Alliance, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Grand Alliance, War of the, 1688–97, war between France and a coalition of European powers, known as the League of Augsburg (and, after 1689, as the Grand Alliance). Louis XIV of…Burroughs, William Seward
(Encyclopedia) Burroughs, William Seward, 1914–97, American novelist, b. St. Louis, grad. Harvard, 1936, moved to New York City, 1943. He was an elder member of the beat generation. Junkie (1953),…Bent's Fort
(Encyclopedia) Bent's Fort, trading post of the American West, on the Arkansas River in present-day SE Colorado, E of Rocky Ford and La Junta and several miles above the mouth of the Purgatoire. The…The Celtic Twilight: Miraculous Creatures
by W. B. Yeats Enchanted WoodsAristotle of the BooksMiraculous Creatures There are marten cats and badgers and foxes in the Enchanted Woods, but there are of a certainty mightier…The Celtic Twilight: Mortal Help
by W. B. Yeats Belief and UnbeliefA VisionaryMortal Help One hears in the old poems of men taken away to help the gods in a battle, and Cuchullan won the goddess Fand for a while, by…The Celtic Twilight: The Golden Age
by W. B. Yeats Our Lady of the HillsA Remonstrance with Scotsmen f...The Golden Age A while ago I was in the train, and getting near Sligo. The last time I had been there something was…National Poetry Month - Quotes
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