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Brewer's: Belinda

The heroine of Pope's serio-comical poem, entitled the Rape of the Lock. The poem is based on a real incident:- Lord Petre cut off a lock of Miss Fermor's hair, and this liberty gave rise…

Belinda

(Encyclopedia) Belinda, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.

Edgeworth, Maria

(Encyclopedia) Edgeworth, Maria, 1767–1849, Irish novelist; daughter of Richard Lovell Edgeworth. She lived practically her entire life on her father's estate in Ireland. Letters for Literary Ladies…

1948 Academy Awards

The 1948 Academy Awards were presented March 24, 1949 at the AMPAS Theatre, Los Angeles.Best Motion PictureHamlet (British) (J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities; Universal-International)Johnny Belinda…

Jane Wyman Biography

Jane Wyman actress, producer Born: 1/4/1914 Birthplace: St. Joseph, Missouri In 1969, Wyman starred in How to Commit Marriage.…

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman actress, producer Born: 1/4/1914 Birthplace: St. Joseph, Missouri In 1969, Wyman starred in How to Commit Marriage.…

Brewer's: Belinuncia

A herb sacred to Belis, with the juice of which the Gauls used to poison their arrows. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BelisariusBelinda A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Belial

(Hebrew). The worthless or lawléss one, i.e. the devil. Milton, in his pandemonium, makes him a very high and distinguished prince of darkness. (Paradise Lost.) “What concord hath Christ…

Brewer's: Rape of the Lock

Lord Petre, in a thoughtless moment of frolic gallantry, cut off a lock of Arabella Fermor's hair; and this liberty gave rise to a bitter feud between the two families, which Alexander…