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James I, king of Scotland
(Encyclopedia) James I, 1394–1437, king of Scotland (1406–37), son and successor of Robert III. King Robert feared for the safety of James because the king's brother, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of…Austrasia
(Encyclopedia) AustrasiaAustrasiaôstrāˈzhə [key], northeastern portion of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent., comprising, in general, parts of E France, W Germany,…Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Nun's Aspiration
The Nun's AspirationThe yesterday doth never smile, The day goes drudging through the while, Yet, in the name of Godhead, I The morrow front, and can defy; Though I am weak, yet God, when…Poems by Emily Dickinson: VIII ("To lose thee")
by EmilyDickinson Loyalty IX VIII To lose thee, sweeter than to gain All other hearts I knew. 'T is true the drought is destitute, But then I had the dew! The Caspian has its realms of sand,…Somerset, Edward Seymour, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Edward Seymour, duke of, 1506?–1552, protector of England. He served on various military and diplomatic missions for Henry VIII and, after the marriage of his sister Jane to…Polo, Marco
(Encyclopedia) Polo, MarcoPolo, Marcomärˈkō pōˈlō [key], 1254?–1324?, Venetian traveler in China. His father, Niccolò Polo, and his uncle, Maffeo Polo, had made (1253–60) a trading expedition to…Neustria
(Encyclopedia) NeustriaNeustrian&oomacr;sˈtrēə [key], western portion of the kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent., during the rule of the Merovingians. It comprised the Seine and…Walt Whitman: Book XXXI, Part 6
Part 6Land tolerating all, accepting all, not for the good alone, all good for thee, Land in the realms of God to be a realm unto thyself, Under the rule of God to be a rule unto thyself…Pure Land Buddhism
(Encyclopedia) Pure Land Buddhism or Amidism, devotional sect of Mahayana Buddhism in China and Japan, centering on worship of the Buddha Amitabha. According to the Pure Land Sutras, composed in…Nadir Shah
(Encyclopedia) Nadir Shah or Nader ShahNader Shahboth: näˈdēr shä [key], 1688–1747, shah of Iran (1736–47), sometimes considered the last of the great Asian conquerors. He was a member of the Afshar…Trending
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