Abel Villemain
Villemain, Abel. Francois, A Distinguished French Scholar And Writer, B. At Paris, June 11, 1790, And Educated At The Lycee Imperial (now The Lycee Louis-le-grand). In 1810 He Was Appointed Extraordinary' Professor Of Rhetoric At The Lycee Charlemagne; And Shortly After, Maitre De Conferences De Litterature Francaise Et De Versification ...
Abraham Gottlieb Werner
Werner, Abraham Gottlieb, A Celebrated Mineralogist And Geologist, B. At Wehrau, On The Quciss, In Upper Lusatia, Sept. 25, 1750. His Father Was Director Of A Smelting-work, And He Was Thus Led Almost In Childhood To The Study Of Minerals. After Some Time Spent At The. Mineralogical Academy Of Freyberg, ...
Acients
Acients. Producte. Bicarbonate Of Lime( Chalk 16 Oz. = 16 Oz. Of Chalk Ii In 900 Gallons With Carbonic Acid 7 Oz.i. 5 Burnt Limo In 90 Gallons Of Lime- = 16 Oz, Of Chalk 1. Water 9 Oz. " A Small Residuum Of Chalk Always Remains Not Separated By ...
Adolphe Yvon
Yvon', Adolphe, B. Lorraine, 1817; Studied Painting Under Paul Delaroche. He Spent Several Years In Russia, And Many Of His Historical Pictures Are Of Russian Events. His Most Noted Work Is The " Capture Of The Malakhoff," 1857, Executed On The Spot. Other Well-known Historical Works Are: "the Battle Of ...
Alessandro Volta
Volta, Alessandro, A Celebrated Italian Physicist, Was Born At Como, Of A Noble Family, In 1745, And Received An Excellent Education. In 1774, He Was Appointed Profes Sor'of Natural Philosophy At Pavia, And Continued To Discharge The Duties Of This Chair Till 1804, When He Retired To His Native Town, ...
Alexander Wilson
Wilson, Alexander, American Ornithologist, Was B. At Paisley, Scotland, July 6, 1766. Tie Was The Son Of A Weaver, And Was Apprenticed To, The Weaving-trade, At Which Lie Worked Seven Years, Amusing Himself At The Same Time By Writing Verses. As Soon As He Was Free He Gratified A Roving ...
Andrew Vesaliiis
Vesaliiis, Andrew, The Celebrated Anatomist, Was A Native Of Brussels, Where He Was Born In 1514. Ile Studied Classics At Louvain, And Anatomy And Medicine First At Colog,ne, Then At Montpellier, And Finally At Paris, Where His Preceptors Were Gunther, Sylvius, And Fernelius. So Keen Was His Love Of Dissection ...
Anthony Wayne
Wayne, Anthony, An American General Of The War Of The Revolution, Was Born At Waynesborough, Penn., Jan. 1, 1745. His Grandfather, A Native Of Yorkshire, Com Manded A Squadron Of Dragoons At The Battle Of The Boyne, And Emigrated To Pennsylva Nia. Anthony Was Educated At Philadelphia; At The Age ...
Antiiony Wood
Wood, Antiiony, Of Some Note As An Antiquary, Was Born At Oxford In The Year 1632. His School Education He Received Chiefly In The Place Of His Birth, And In 1647, He Was Entered At Merton College As A Gentleman Commoner. In 1652, He Took His Degree As Bachelor, And ...
Arthur Wellesley Wellington
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke Or, K. G., One Of England's Greatest Gen Erals, Was The Third Sou Of Garrett, First Earl Of Mornington, And Brother Of The Marquis Wellesley (q.v.). He Was Born May 1, 1769, At Dangan Castle, Ireland, And Completed His Military Education, A Few Years Before The ...
Ballistic
Ballistic Penduliim.—the Use Of This Apparatus As A Test Of The Initial Velocity Of Projectiles Has Nearly Ceased, Its Place Having Been Taken By The Electro-ballistic Apparatus Of Maj. Navez, A Distinguished Belgian Officer. This Apparatus Consists Of A Pendulum Moving On A Graduated Arc Of A Circle, At A ...
Battle Of Waterloo
Waterloo', Battle Of, The Decisive Conflict Which Annihilated The Power Of Napoleon I., Was Fought June 18, 1815, In A Plain About 2 In. From The Village Of Water Loo, And 12 Rn. S. From Brussels. Agreeably To The Unanimous Resolve Of The Allies To. Attack Napoleon On All Sides, ...
Battles Or The Wilderness
Wilderness, Battles Or The. The Name Given To A Series Of Engagements Which Gook Place In Virginia, Between The Federal And The Confederate Forces, In 1864. The " Wilderness" Is An Extensive Tract Of Table-land Stretching Southward From The S. Bank Of The Rapidan, Seamed With Ravines, And, Exctipting A ...
Benjamin West
West, Benjamin, Anglo-american Painter, Was B. At Springfield, Penn., Oct. 10, 1738. Of Quaker Parentage, And With Lack Of Opportunity Or Encouragement, Surprised His Friends By His Skill In Drawing At The Age Of Seven Years, And At Nine Painted A Picture In Water-colors, Which, In Some Points, He Declared ...
Board Of Works
Works, Board Of. By 46 Geo. Iii. C. 142 (altered By 50 Geo. Iii. C. 52), The Man Agement And Control Of Public Works And Buildings, Of Which The Expenses Are Defrayed From The Crown Revenues Or Parliamentary Grants, Were Intrusted To An Officer Called The Surveyor Of His Majesty's ...
Breaking On The Wheel
Wheel, Breaking On The, A Very Barbarous Mode Of Inflicting The Punishment Of Death, Formerly In Use In France And Germany, Where The Criminal Was Placed Ou A Carriage-wheel, With His Arms And Legs Extended Along The Spokes, And The Wheel Being Turned Round, The Executioner Fractured His Limbs By ...
Brigham Young
Young, Brigham, American Mormon Leader, Was Born At Whittingham, Vermont, June 1, 1801, And Was The Son Of A Small Farmer Proprietor. In 1832, Having Become Converted To Mormonism, He Was Made An Elder Of The Church Of The Latter-day Saints, And Began To Preach At The Mormon Settlement At ...
British
British Navy.—in 1859, The Navy Was Made A Steam-navy, And Sailing-vessels Of War Ceased, Practically, To Exist. No Sooner Was This Accomplished, At Great Expense, Than, At A Still More Enormous Outlay, It Was Found Necessary Again To Reconstruct The Navy By Building Vessels More Or Less Encased In Iron ...
Carl Maria Ton Weber
Weber, Carl Maria Ton, A Musical Composer Of High Eminence, Was B. At Eutin In Holstein, Dec. 18, 1780. Musical And Dramatic Talent Had Been Hereditary In His Family For Some Generations; His Father, By Turns Officer In The Army Of The Palatinate, Finance Minister Of The Elector Of Cologne, ...
Ceplialaspts Pike
Pike, Ceplialaspts, Polypterus, Preiticiernys, And Sturgeon, Ante. Order 5, Elasmobranekii.—this Order Is Equivalent To The Mlachia Of Muller, The Plaeoids Of Agassiz, And The Liolocephali And Plagiostomi Of Owen, And To The Most Typical Portion Of The Cartilaginous Fishes Of Cuvier. It May Be Briefly Defined By The Following Characters: ...
Chemistry And Manufacture Of
Wine, Chemistry And Manufacture Of. Before Entering Into The Chemistry Of This Subject, It Is Necessary That The Composition Of The Grape, From Whose Juice It Is De Rived, Should Be Understood; And As There Is An Immense Variety Of Vines Yielding Grapes Of Corresponding Variety, And As The Saute ...
Chipping Or Wycombe
, Wycombe, Chipping Or Thou, A Municipal And Parliamentary Borough In Bucks, Surrounded By Beech-clad Hills, 28 M. W.n.w. Of London, On The Wye. A Small Affluent Of The Thames. The Church Of All Saints Is A Large And Handsome Building, Erected In 1273; It Is In The Norman And ...
Ciiristoph Martin Vtieland
Vtieland, Ciiristoph Martin, One Of The Greatest Of German Poets, Was Born, Sept. 5, 1733. At Oberholzheim, Near Biberach, His Father Being Pastor Of That Place And Afterward In Biberach Itself. The Precocity Of His Powers Early Excited Attention, And When Only 12 Years Of Age, He Had Essayed His ...
Claitde Perrin Victor
Victor, Claitde Perrin, Duke Of Belluno, And Marshal Of France, Was Born, Dec. 7, 1764 At La Marche, In The Department Of Vosges, And At The Age Of 17 Enlisted As Drum Mer In A Regiment Of Artillery. Lie Received His Discharge After Eight Years Of Service As ,a Common ...
Constant Winds
Constant Winds. The The Surface Heated Is, Roughly Speak Ing, A Whole Zone, As In The Case Of The Tropics, A Surface-wind Will Set In Toward The Heated Tropical Zone From Both Sides: And Uniting Will Ascend, And Then Separating, Flow As Upper Currents In Opposite Directions. Hence, A Surface-current ...
Constantin Volney
Volney, Constantin Frutiscors Chassebceit, Comte De, Was H. At Craon, In Anjou, On Feb. 3, 1757. He Was The Son Of An Advocate Of Good Reputation. His Family Name Was Chassebeeuf, But On Arriving At Manhood He Assumed The Additional Surname Of Volney. He Got His Preliminary Education At The ...
Control
Control Department--somethiles Called The Control Department, A Presid Ing Civil Department Of The Army, The Creation Of Which Furnished Ground For Much Public Controversy Throughout 1867, And For Much Misapprehension Since The Appoint Ment Of A Controller-in-chief To The War-office In Jan. 1868. The Common Idea Seemed To Be, That ...
Cuarles Louis Hector Villars
Villars, Cuarles-louis-hector, Due De, Marshal Of France, One Of The Most Illustrious Of The Great Captains Of Louis Xiv.'s Time, Was Born At Moulins, In The Department Of Allier, May 8, 1633. Being Of. A Noble Family, His Education, With A View To The Military Profession, Was Prosecuted At The ...
D C Washington
Washington, D. C., The Seat Of The Government Of The U. S. Of America, Is In The District Of Columbia, Ou The Left Bank Of The Potomac River, Between Anacostia River And Rock Creek, Which Separates It From Georgetown; Lat. 38° 51' 20" N., Long. 77° 0' 15" W. • ...
D C Washington
Washington, D. C. (ante), Was Built On The Potomac, As A Compromise After A Long Cbnflict In Congress Over The Claims Of Rival Places. In Accordance With The Act Of _march 30, 1791, The Boundaries Of The City And The Location Of The Public Squares And Buildings Were Determined By ...
Daniel Waterland
Waterland, Daniel, D.e., A Clergyman Of The English Church, Prominent In The Theological Controversies Of The First Half Of The 18th Century. He Was Born On Feb. 17, 1683, At Waseley In Lincolnshire, Of Which Parish His Father Was The Rector. After Going Through The Usual Course Of Study At ...
Daniel Webster
Webster, Daniel, American Statesman And Jurist, Was B. At Salisbury, N. H., Jan. 18, 1782, The Second Son Of Ebenezer Webster, A Small Farmer, And Justice Of The County Court. He Entered Dartmouth College In 1797, And Taught School In Winter To Pay His Expenses, And Aid His Brother, Ezekiel, ...
Diego Rodriguez De Silva
Velasquez, Diego Rodriguez De Silva, One Of The Most Famous Of Spanish Painters, Was B. At Seville, In June, 1599, Of A Family Of Portuguese Origin. Very Early, The Bent Of Nature Became Obvious In Him; And Lie Was Sent To Be Educated In The Studio Of Francisco Herrera El ...
Diseases And Derangement Of
Womb, Diseases And Derangement Of The. In This Article We Shall Not Include The Ailineuts Of The Pregnant Or Of The Puerperal State, Some Of Which, As Phlegmasia Dolens And Puerperal Feter, Have Been Noticed In Special Articles. Many Of The Diseases, However, Which We Shall Have Occasion To Notice ...
Don Tomas Ziimala Carreguy
Ziimala-carreguy, Don Tomas, The Most Distinguished Of The Generals Who Sup Ported The Cause Of Don Carlos During The Spanish Civil War Of 1833-40, Was Born Iu 1789 At Ormaiztegua, In The Biscayan Province Of Guipuzcoa. Of An Aristocratic, Though Not Wealthy Family, He Was Deeply Imbued From Infancy With ...
Edmund Waller
Waller, Edmund, Celebrated As One Of The Refiners Of English Poetry, Was B. At Coleshill, Hurts, March 3, 1605 Or 1606. He Was Of An Ancient And Opulent Family, And Having Passed Through Eaton And King's College, Cambridge,was Returned To Parliament, At The Early Age Of 18, A Member For ...
Edward Matthew Ward
Ward, Edward Matthew, Ila., An Eminent Painter Of The Present Century, Was B. In The Year 1816, In London. He Early Displayed A Taste For Art, And Was Educated. In A Way To Develop It. In 1834 He Was Sent To Study At The Royal Academy; And Two Years After, ...
Edward Young
Young, Edward, The Author Of The Well-known Hight Thoughts,was Born In The Year 1684, At Upham,in Hampshire, Of Which Parish His Father Was At That Time Rector. He Was Educated At Winchester School, And Afterward, In 1703,went To Oxford. In 1708 A Law Fel Lowship In All Soul's College Was ...
Eli Whitney
Whitney, Eli, American Inventor, Was B. At Westborough, Mass., Dec. 8, 1765, And Was Educated At Yale College, Where He Paid His Expenses Partly By School Teaching, Partly By Mechanical Labor. Having Graduated In 1792, He Went To Georgia As A Teacher; But Finding A Generous Patron In The Widow ...
Emile Jean Horace Vernet
Vernet, Emile-jean-horace, A Celebrated French Painter Of Battle-pieces, In Whom May Be Said To Have Culminated The Talent Of A Family Through Several Generations Distinguished In The Sphere Of Art. His Grandfather, Claude Joseph, Born In 1714, Was A Native Of Avignon. By Antoine Vernet, His Father, Also A Painter, ...
Feast Of Weeks
Weeks, Feast Of (gr. Pentecoste = Fiftieth, Heb. Shabuoth, Also Called Feast Of Harvest, Day Of The First-fruits, Etc.), The Second Of The Three Great Regalim Or Pilgrim Feasts Of The Old Testament, Was Celebrated Seven Weeks, Or Forty-nine Days, After The Passover. As The Latter Was The Feast Of ...
Francis De Cisneros Ximenes
Ximenes, Francis De Cisneros, By Which Latter Name He Is Commonly Called In Spain, The Well-known Statesman, Archbishop, And Cardinal, Was Born Of A Humble Family At Torrelaguna, In Castile, In 1437. He Was Educated At Alcalit De Henares, Sala Manca, And Finally Rome, Where He Obtained From The Pope ...
Frederick Wolf
Wolf, Frederick Atro_., The Most Gifted Classical Scholar And First Critic Of His Age, Was Born Feb. 15, 1759, At Haynrode, Near Nordhausen. He Was Brought Up And Edu Cated With Great Strictness By His Father, The Leader Of The Choir And Organist Of The Place; But Was Afterward Sent ...
George Vertue
Vertue, George, Distinguished As An English Engraver And Antiquary, Was Born In London In The Year 1684, Of Poor But Respectable Parents. At The Age Of 13; He Was Set To Study Under An Eminent French Engraver There; Subsequently, He Became A Pupil Of Michael Vandergucbt, With Whom He Remained ...
George Washington
Washington, George (ante), 1732-99; B. Bridges Creek, Westmoreland Co., Va., The Eldest Of Four Sons Of Augustine Washington, By His Second Wife. His Father, Who Died In 1744, Bequeathed To George .the Lands And Mansion Which Were The Imply Homestead At The Time Of His Decease. The Other Children Were ...
George Whitefield
Whitefield, George, One Of The Founders Of Methodism, Was B. In The Bull Inn, At Gloucester, On Dec. 16, 1714. He Was Educated At The Grammar-school Of His Native Town, At Which Lie Appears To Have Distinguished Himself, Especially By Elocutionary Displays At The Annual Visitations. On Leaving School, He ...
George Wiseart
Wiseart, George, One Of The Early Reformers Of Scotland, Is Supposed To Have Been A Native Of Forfarshire, A Son Of James Wisbart Of Pittarow, Justice Clerk In The Reign Of James V. The Exact Date Of His Birth Is Unknown. He First Emerges Into Notice In The Beginning Of ...
George Wither
Wither, George, Was B. On June 11, 1588, At Bentforth, An Estate In Hampshire Of Which His Father Was Proprietor, And Which In Due Course Fell To The Son. He Was Educated At The Grammar-school Of Colemore, And Afterward At Magdalen College, Oxford, Which He Entered In 1604; He Remained ...
Gerard Vossius
Vossius, Gerard, One Of The Most Distinguished Scholars Of The First Half Of The 17th C., Was B. Of Dutch Parents Near Heidelberg, Where His Father Was A Protestant Minister. His Father's Name Was John Voss, But He, After The Fashion Of The Time, Had Latinized It Into Johannes Vossius, ...
Giovanni Da Verazzano
Verazza'no, Giovanni Da, 1480-1527; B. Italy; Of A Noble Family; In The Ser Vice Of Francis I. Of France Sailed On A Voyage Of Discovery To North America In 1524. He Went By Way Of Madeira, In Command Of The Frigate Dauphin, And After Weathering A Groat Storm Reached The ...
Great Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Great, A Municipal And, Until 1867 When It Was Disfranchised For Cor Ruption, A Parliamentary Borough Returning 2 Members To Parliament, An Important Sea Port, And Fishing And Sea-bathing T. On The E, Coast Of Norfolk, 19 M. Directly E. Of Nor Wich, And 20+ By Railway. It Stands ...
Gustave 1803 74 Sappers
Sappers, Gustave; 1803-74; B. Antwerp; Studied Art In Flanders And At Paris, And Became A Historical Painter Of The Romantic Style. By Leopold I. Lie Was Made A. Baron And Director Of The Antwerp Academy. In 1855 He Removed To Paris, Where The Rest Of His Life Was Spent. His ...
Heat
Heat. We See Also From The Formula That The Velocity Is Inversely As The Square Root Of The Density Of The Gas—the Pressure Being The Same. Thus A Sound-wave Travels About Loin Times Faster In Hydrogen Than In Air. Also We See That, Within The Limits Of Approximation We Have ...
Henry Alexander Wise
Wise, Henry Alexander, American Statesman, Was B. At Drummondtown, Aeco Mac Co.. Va., Dec. 3, 1806; Graduated At Washington College, Pennsylvania, In 1s25; Studied Law At Winchester; Settled And Married At Nashville. Tenn., But Two Years After Returned To His Native County, And Engaged In Politics; In 1825, Advocated The ...
Henry Benedict Mary York
York, Henry Benedict Mary, Duke Of, Cardinal And Bishop Of Frascati, The Last Male Descendant Of The Royal House Of Stuart, Was The Second Son Of James (iii. Of England), Commonly Known As The Pretender. He Was Born At Rome, Mar. 26, 1725; And After The Failure Of The Attempt ...
Henry Warren
Warren, Henry, President Of The Institute Of Painters In Water-colors, Was B. In London, Sept. 24, 1798. Warren's Father Inherited Considerable Wealth, Which, How Ever, He Contrived To Dissipate, And His Children Were Left To Shift For Themselves. The Subject Of This Memoir At First Got A Situation In A ...
Henry Wheaton
Wheaton, Henry, American Jurist And Diplomatist, Was B. At Providence, R. I., Nov. 27, 1785, Educated At Brown University; Admitted To The Bar In Which He Spent Several Years In France, And Six Months In London, Engaged In Legal And Literary Studies. On His Return To America, He Resided In ...
Henry Wurtz
Wurtz, Henry, B. Penn., 1828; Graduated At Princeton. 1848. And Studied Science At The Lawrence Scientific School, Cambridge. In 1850 He Had Charge Of The Laboratory Of The Sheffield Scientific School Of Yale, And Has Subsequently Been Professor Of Chem Istry At Queens College, Canada, And The National Medical College ...
Heralds Visitations
Visitations, Heralds', Periodical Circuits Which Were In Use To Be Performed By The Provincial Kings-of-arms In England, In Order To Take Cognizance Of The Arms, Pedi Grees, And Marriages Of The Nobility And Gentry. A Visitation Is Said To Have Been Held As Early As The Reign Of Henry Iv.; ...
Horace Hay Man Wilson
Wilson, Horace Hay Man, A Distinguished Sanskrit Scholar, Was B. In London, In The Year 1786, And Was Educated For The Medical Profession. In 1808 Be Went To India As Assistant•surgeon On The Bengal Establishment, And In A Short Time Afterward, On Account Of His Proficiency In Chemistry, Obtained An ...
House Of Vendome
Vendome, House Of. Vendome Was An Old County Of France, Erected Into A Duchy By Francis I., For Behoof Of Charles Of Bourbon, The Grandfather Of Henry Iv. On The Accession Of The Bourbons To The Throne, It Was Reunited To The Crown, But Again Sepa Rated From It Henry ...
Iguana
Iguana, Amid Mososaiirecs, Ante. Order 4, Crocotillia.—this Is The Highest Order Of Living Reptiles, And Includes The Crocodiles (q.v.), Alligators (q.v.). And Gavials (q.v.). See Also Jacare And Cayman. • Extin,et Orders Of Reptiles.—order 5, Ichthyopterygia, Owen (ichthyosauria, See Icumvosauitus, Ante. Order 6, Sauropterygia, Owen (piesiosauria, Huxley). See Plesiosaurus, Ante. ...
Indian Zebu
Zebu, Indian Os, Or Brahman On:, A Kind Of Ox, Very Nearly Allied To The Common, Nx, Of Which Naturalists Generally Regard It As A Mere Variety, Although Some Think It A Distinct Species (bos Adieus). The Most Conspicuous Distinctive Character Is A Largdfatly Hump On The Back, Above The ...
Isaak Walton
Walton, Isaak, Author Of The Complete Angler, Was The Son Of One Jervis Walton, A Yeoman, And Was Born At Stafford On Aug. 9, 1593. Of His Earlier Life Not Much Is Certainly Known. In The Year 1694 We Find Him Settled In Fleet Street, London, And Car Rying On ...
Isle Wight
Wight, Isle Ors, An Island In The English Channel, Remarkable For The Variety And Beauty Of Its Scenery, And The Mildness And Salubrity Of Its Climate, Lies Almost Centrally, Close Off The Southern Coast Of England, In Which It Is Partially Embayed, And Is Divided From It By A Channel ...
James Watt
Watt, James, Mechanician, Engineer, And Man Of Science, Famous As The Improver, And Almost The Inventor Of The Steam-engine, Was Born At Greenock, In Scotland, Jan. 19, 1736. His Father Was A Blockmaker And General Merchant At Greenock, Was Long A Member Of The Council Of That Burgh, And For. ...
James Wolfe
Wolfe, James, The Most Famous English Gen. Of His Time, Was B. At Westerliam, In Kent, On Jan. 2, 1727. His Father Was A Lieut.col, Afterward Gen. Wolfe, An Offi Cer Of Merit And Distinction, Who Served Under Marlborough And Prince Eugene. Along With His Brother Edward, Who Was About ...
Jan Franz Willems
Willems, Jan Franz, A Distinguished Flemish Philologistand Writer, And Noted As One Of The Originators Of The Great National Movement, Was B. In 1793, At The Little Village Of Bouchout, Near Antwerp. Willems, At The Age Of Twelve, Was Sent To The Town Of Lierre, To Learn Singing And Music, ...
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
Worsaae, Jens Jacob Asmussen, A Distinguished Danish Archaeologist, Was B. In 1821 At Veils, In Jutland, Where His Father Held The Post Of Justitsraad, Or Councilor Of Justice. Worsaae Received The Rudiments Of His Education At The Gymnasium Of Hor Sens, From Whence He Proceeded, In 1833, To Copenhagen, With ...
Johann Zschokke
Zschokke, Johann Hercracu Daniel, One Of The Most Eminent German Authors Of This Century, Was B. At Magdeburg On Mar. 22, 1771. On Leaving School At The Age Of 17, He Joined A Company Of Players In The Capacity Of A Dramatic Author. He Traveled With Them For Some Time, ...
John De Wycliffe
Wycliffe, John De, The Greatest Of All The "reformers Before The Reformation," Was Born In 1324, And Is Supposed To Have Been A Native Of The Parish Of The Same Name, Near The Town Of Richmond In Yorkshire. He Studied At Oxford; Hut Of His Early University Career Nothing Is ...
John Wilson
Wilson, John, Famous As Prof. Wilson, And The Christopher North Of Blackwood's Magazine, Was B. On May 18, 1785, At Paisley, Where His Father Was A Wealthy Manufac Turer. His Earlier Education Lie Received In The House Of Dr. M'letchie, Minister Of The Parish Of Mearns, A Wild Moorland District ...
Joiiann Heinrich Voss
Voss, Joiiann Heinrich, One Of The Foremost Classical Writers Of Germany, Was B. In 1751 At Sommersdorf In Mecklenburg, Of Poor Parents. In 1772 He Went To The University Of Gottingen, And There Joined The "hainbund," An Association Of 'young Poets, At The Head Of Whom Stood Burger And Boje. ...
Joost Van Den Vondel
Vondel, Joost Van Den (pr. Yost), The Greatest Dutch Poet, Was Born At Cologne. Nov. 17, 1587, His Parents, Who Were Anabaptists, Having Fled From Antwerp To Avoid Persecution. His Maternal Grandfather, Peter Kranen, Ranked Among The Poets Of Brabant. When Freedom Began To Raise The Head In Holland, The ...
Joseph Warton
Warton, Joseph, D.d., Was Born At Dunsfold, Surrey, In 1722. His Earlier Educa Tion He Received From His Father, The Rev. Thomas Warton, Sometime Professor Of Poetry At Oxford. At. The Age Of 14 He Was Sent To The Great School At Winchester, Whence, In 1740, He Was Transferred To ...
Josiah Wedgwood
Wedgwood, Josiah, The Creator Of British Pottery As An Art, Was B. At Burslem In Staffordshire, In The Year 1730. His Father Was A Potter, And Very Early He Was Set To Work At The Same Business. His Education Seems To Have Been Of The Scantiest. After An Abortive Attempt ...
And Land Revenues Woods
Woods And Forests, And Land Revenues, Commissioners Of. In Ancient Times, The Principal Part Of The Royal Revenues Of England Consisted Of The Rents And Profits Of The Crown Lauds, Which Were Composed Of Numerous Lordships And Honors, With Forests And Chasers. The Demesne Lands Reserved To The Crown At ...
As A Disease Of
Worms, As A Disease Of Infancy. As We Have Elsewhere (see Ascaris, Entozoa, Tapeworm, And Vermifuges) Treated Of The Natural History Of The Worms Infesting The Human Subject, And Of The Remedies To Be Employed For Their Expulsion, We Shall Mainly Confine Ourselves In This Article To The Symptoms Which ...