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Candide

by Voltaire 1759 Translated from the German of Dr. Ralph with the Additions Found in the Doctor's Pockets When He Landed at Minden in the Year of Our Lord 1759 Contents How Candide…

Candide: Candide's Voyage to Constantinople

Candide and Martin Sup with S... What Befell Candide, Cunegund... Candide's Voyage to Constantinople The trusty Cacambo had already engaged the captain of the Turkish ship that was…

primary

(Encyclopedia) primary, in the United States, a preliminary election in which the candidate of a party is nominated directly by the voters. The establishment of the primary system resulted from the…

Candide: Conclusion

What Manner Candide Found Mis... Conclusion Candide had, in truth, no great inclination to marry Miss Cunegund; but the extreme impertinence of the Baron determined him to conclude…

Brewer's: Candidate

(3 syl.) means “clothed in white.” Those who solicited the office of consul, quæstor, prætor, etc., among the Romans, arrayed themselves in a loose white robe. It was loose that they might…

Brewer's: Candide

(2 syl.). The hero of Voltaire's novel so called. All sorts of misfortunes are heaped upon him, and he bears them all with cynical indifference. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…

A Perfect Candidate

First Run Features; rental pricingDocumentary; NRDirector: R.J. Cutler and David Van Taylor A funny but ultimately scary film about gap-toothed Iran-Conra thug Oliver North's 1994 Senate bid…