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Charter Oak
(Encyclopedia) Charter Oak, white oak tree that until 1856 stood in Hartford, Conn., and was thought to be 1,000 years old. There is a tradition that when Sir Edmund Andros, as governor-general of…Eckermann, Johann Peter
(Encyclopedia) Eckermann, Johann PeterEckermann, Johann Peteryōhänˈ pāˈtər ĕkˈərmän [key], 1792–1854, German scholar and author. He assisted Goethe in various literary labors, was professor of…Amiel, Henri Frédéric
(Encyclopedia) Amiel, Henri FrédéricAmiel, Henri FrédéricäNrēˈ frādārēkˈ ämyĕlˈ [key], 1821–81, Swiss critic. He was unsuccessful and unnoticed during his life, but the posthumous publication of his…Gueux
(Encyclopedia) GueuxGueuxgö [key] [Fr.,=beggars], 16th-century Dutch revolutionary party. In 1566 more than 2,000 Dutch and Flemish nobles and burghers (both Protestants and Roman Catholics) signed a…paleography
(Encyclopedia) paleographypaleographypālēŏgˈrəfē [key] [Gr.,=early writing], term generally meaning all study and interpretation of old ways of recording language. In a narrower sense, it excludes…Brewer's: Brutus
(Marcus). Cæsar's friend, joined the conspirators to murder him, because he made himself a king. And thou, unhappy Brutus, kind of heart, Whose steady arm, by awful virtue urged, Lifted…Brewer's: Cato
He is a Cato. A man of simple life, severe morals, self-denying habits, strict justice, brusque manners, blunt of speech, and of undoubted patriotism, like the Roman censor of that name…Brewer's: Charity
Charity begins at home. “Let them learn first to show piety at home” (1 Tim. v. 4 and 8). Cold as charity. Than which what's colder to him who gives and him who takes? Source:…Brewer's: Children
The children in the wood. The master of Wayland Hall, Norfolk, on his deathbed left a little son, three years old, and a still younger daughter, named Jane, to the care of his wife's…Brewer's: Customer
A man or acquaintance. A rum customer is one better left alone, as he is likely to show fight if interfered with. A shop term. ( See Card.) “Here be many of her old customers.”…Trending
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