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Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on the "Revolt of Islam", by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 12Note on the "Revolt of Islam", by Mrs. Shelley Shelley possessed two remarkable qualities of intellect-a brilliant imagination, and a logical exactness of…Stead, William Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Stead, William ThomasStead, William Thomasstĕd [key], 1849–1912, English journalist. From 1883 to 1889 he edited the Pall Mall Gazette and in 1890 founded the Review of Reviews,…Gooch, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Gooch, Sir WilliamGooch, Sir Williamg&oomacr;ch [key], 1681–1751, colonial governor of Virginia (1727–49), b. Yarmouth, England. He came to Virginia after distinguished service…Hornaday, William Temple
(Encyclopedia) Hornaday, William TempleHornaday, William Templehôrˈnədā [key], 1854–1937, American naturalist, b. Plainfield, Ind. He was educated at Iowa State College (now Iowa State Univ.),…Inge, William
(Encyclopedia) Inge, WilliamInge, Williamĭnj [key], 1913–73, American playwright, b. Independence, Kans., grad. Univ. of Kansas, 1935. He was a teacher and newspaper critic before he won recognition…De Forest, John William
(Encyclopedia) De Forest, John WilliamDe Forest, John Williamdə fôrˈəst, fŏrˈ– [key], 1826–1906, American author, b. Seymour, Conn. He served in the Civil War, chiefly as a captain. His vivid…Froude, William
(Encyclopedia) Froude, WilliamFroude, Williamfr&oomacr;d [key], 1810–79, English engineer and naval architect, brother of J. Anthony Froude; educated at Oxford. In 1837 he worked on the Bristol…Brogan, Denis William
(Encyclopedia) Brogan, Denis WilliamBrogan, Denis Williambrōˈgən [key], 1900–1974, British historian and political scientist, b. Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Univ. of Glasgow, Oxford,…Blair, James
(Encyclopedia) Blair, James, 1656–1743, Church of England clergyman, missionary to colonial Virginia, and founder of the College of William and Mary, b. Scotland. At the request of the bishop of…Tillotson, John
(Encyclopedia) Tillotson, John, 1630–94, English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury (1691–94). He was ordained in 1661. At the Savoy Conference (1661) he was present as an auditor on the side of the…Trending
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