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Ben Nighthorse Campbell
CAMPBELL, BEN NIGHTHORSE In 1992, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a rancher, teacher, judo champion, and jewelry designer became the first Native American to serve in the U.S. Senate in more than 60 years. Campbell was born April 13, 1933, in Auburn, California, the son of Albert Valdez Campbell, who... Read more |
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Campbell (family)
Campbell , Scottish noble family, the head of which is the duke of Argyll. The Campbells of Lochow (Lochawe) rose to power in W Scotland in the later Middle Ages. In 1445, Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochow (d. 1453) received the title of Baron Campbell, and his grandson Colin Campbell (d. 1493), 2d... Read more |
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Roy Campbell
Roy Campbell 1901-57, South African poet and satirist. After some time in England and France Campbell returned to South Africa to edit Voorslag [Whiplash], a satirical magazine, publishing works such as The Flaming Terrapin (1924) and The Georgiad (1931), an attack on the Bloomsbury group .... Read more |
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Archibald Campbell 9th earl of Argyll
Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 9th earl of [S] (1629–85). Campbell's father, the 1st marquis, had played an equivocal part in the civil wars and in 1661 was executed for treason. Campbell, who had fought on the royal side at Dunbar and Worcester, was restored to the earldom in 1663. His... Read more |
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Colin Campbell Lord Lorne 1st earl of Argyll
Argyll, Colin Campbell, Lord Lorne, 1st earl of [S] (d. December 1492/January 1493). Colin Campbell was the grandson of Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochawe, 1st Lord Campbell [S] (1445), who died in 1453. Colin's elevation to earl (1458) was followed by a steady acquisition of lands and... Read more |
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Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell 1970– Model, actress Discovered in Shopping Arcade Expanded Career With Music and Acting Opened Fashion Café Developed Reputation for Being Difficult Launched Signature Fragrance Sources With looks that some have described as exotic—her grandmother was a Chinese... Read more |
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Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell 1954– Mayor of Atlanta At a Glan... Read more |
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Norman Robert Campbell
CAMPBELL, NORMAN ROBERT(1880–1949) Norman Robert Campbell, the English physicist and philosopher of science, was educated at Eton. From Eton he went as a scholar to Trinity College, Cambridge, and became a fellow there in 1904. From 1903 to 1910 he also worked as a research assistant at the... Read more |
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epigram
epigram a short, polished, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a satiric or paradoxical twist at the end. The term was originally applied by the Greeks to the inscriptions on stones. The epigrams of the Latin poet Martial established the form for many later writers. In England the epigram... Read more |
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Disciples of Christ
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST DISCIPLES OF CHRIST. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Churches of Christ both trace their origins to the Appalachian frontier revivals of 1795 through 1810. Early leaders of the Disciples stressed the need for the reunion of divided Christendom, the... Read more |
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Campbell, Roy
Campbell, Roy ( Ignatius Royston Dunnachie Campbell) (1901–57), poet, born in Natal, came to England in 1918. His works include The Flaming Terrapin (1924); The Wayzgoose (1928), a satire on South African life; Adamastor (1930... |
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'YOUR PASSAGE LEAVES ITS TRACK OF ... CHANGE': TEXTUAL VARIATION IN ROY...
...original text omitted.) One of Roy Campbell's finest poems from the productive...the assumption that it embodies Campbell's considered judgement', was...selection in The Selected Poems of Roy Campbell, published in 1982 (xv). The... |
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'HURLED BY WHAT AIM TO WHAT TREMENDOUS RANGE!': ROY CAMPBELL AND THE POLITICS...
...is properly regarded as one of Roy Campbell's finest poems from the extraordinarily...like the island as imagined in Campbell's poem (Adamastor 74, line...change": Textual Variation in Roy Campbell's "Tristan da Cunha", 1926... |
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ROY CAMPBELL'S MAZEPPA
What survives of Roy Campbell 's work before 1924 suggests a variety...that gave him an individual voice. Campbell had left South Africa for Britain in...quoted in Alexander 37). Campbell himself is ironically figured in his... |
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Art at the heart of Roy's new role; performing arts Following heart surgery,...
ROY Campbell-Moore is taking a short...luscious and romantic poetry". Campbell-Moore commissioned visual...would say, 'You did it Roy. You found something that...of the dance company DV8. Campbell-Moore believes the three... |
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Sofie and Roy Campbell.(CNY)
Roy P. and Sofie (Smelski) Campbell, of Cato, celebrated...children Jayson and Jill Campbell, of Cato, Kathleen...great-grandchild. Roy is employed in dairy...PHOTO: NO CREDIT Roy P. and Sofie (Smelski) Campbell |
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REALITIES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND REVISIONS: A NOTEBOOK VERSION OF A POEM BY...
...versions of a poem by the South African poet Roy Campbell. With the modesty of a Colonial poet, Campbell ascribed the poems of poets like Mistral...is demonstrated by the different versions Campbell wrote recording an experience in Spain... |
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A dark horse: the great Roy Campbell heaped wonderful abuse on the nihilist...
...father, was to befriend and publish Roy Campbell, the South African poet born in...car crash in Portugal in 1957. Campbell wrote vigorous rhyming pentameters...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Campbell came to England from South Africa... |
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Janis Joplin and a 30-year dream; IT'S been 30 years in the making. But Roy...
...9 to 12. The route to the top ROY CAMPBELL-MOORE was born in Scotland and...Diversions Dance Company. Since then Campbell-Moore has choreographed more...company. CAPTION(S): AMBITION: Roy Campbell-Moore, artistic director of... |
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Bloomsbury and Beyond: The Friends and Enemies of Roy Campbell. Joseph Pearce...
The South African poet Roy Campbell certainly had the knack of making...felt more at home on the Continent. Campbell's outsize, macho personality was...apologetic tone which is uncalled for - Campbell at his best was a good poet, and... |
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LITIGATION RELEASE: SEC V. WALL STREET CAPITAL FUNDING, PHILIP CARDWELL, ROY...
...WSCF) and its principals - owners Philip Cardwell and Roy Campbell and their associate Aaron Hume. In its Complaint initiating...Wall Street Capital Funding LLC, Philip Cardwell, Roy Campbell, and Aaron Hume with violations of Section 17(a... |
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