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Beatitudes
Beatitudes [Lat.,=blessing], in the Gospel of St. Matthew, eight blessings uttered by Jesus at the opening of the Sermon on the Mount. Some, counting verses differently, say there are nine. In a parallel passage in the Gospel of St. Luke, only four of the blessings appear, with four corresponding... Read more |
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Melancholy
437. Melancholy (See also Grief.) Acheron river of woe in the underworld. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 5] Anatomy of Melancholy lists causes, symptoms, and characteristics of melancholy. [Br. Lit.: Anatomy of Melancholy ] Barton, Amos beset by woes. [Br. Lit.: “Sad Fortunes of Amos... Read more |
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Brennus
Brennus fl. c.389 BC, legendary Gallic leader. He occupied Rome but failed to take the Capitol from Manlius (Marcus Manlius Capitolinus). According to legend, when the tribute that the Romans had agreed to pay was being weighed, a Roman complained, whereupon Brennus threw his sword on the scale,... Read more |
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The Broker of Bogota
Broker of Bogota, The (1834), a tragedy by Robert Montgomery Bird. [Bowery Theatre, in repertory.] Because he keeps bad company, Ramon ( David Ingersoll) has been disinherited by his father, the honest, respected moneylender Batista Febro ( Edwin Forrest). As a result the Viceroy of New Granada... Read more |
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Mother Shipton
Shipton, Mother Legendary British prophetess, supposed to have been born in the reign of King Henry VII and to have predicted the deaths of Cardinal Wolsey and Lord Percy, as well as other events. Her prophecies had a clarity quite unlike the cryptic verses of Nostradamus. Shipton was also... Read more |
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Hubbard Broadcasting Inc
Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. 3415 University AvenueSt. Paul, Minnesota 55114U.S.A.Telephone: (651) 646-5555Fax: (651) 642-4103Web site: http://www.kstp.com Private CompanyFounded: 1923Employees: 1,100Sales: $200 million (2004 est.)NAIC: 515120 Television Broadcasting Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.... Read more |
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David Wooster
David Wooster , 1711-77, American Revolutionary officer, b. Fairfield co., Conn. He served as an officer in the British army during the last of the French and Indian Wars . Wooster resigned his commission upon the outbreak of the American Revolution, was one of the promoters of the Ticonderoga... Read more |
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Wooster
Wooster , city (1990 pop. 22,191), seat of Wayne co., N central Ohio, in a farm area; inc. 1817. There is food processing and paper, plastic, and brass products are made there. The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center is there, and the city is also the seat of The College of Wooster,... Read more |
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Look Back in Anger
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