5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1901 - 816 Seiten |
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... term of contempt bestowed upon Marie Antoinette , Queen of France , during the French Revolution . Marie Antoinette ( 1755- 1793 ) was the daughter of Francis I and Maria Theresa of Germany . Austrian Lip . A term applied to the thick ...
... term of contempt bestowed upon Marie Antoinette , Queen of France , during the French Revolution . Marie Antoinette ( 1755- 1793 ) was the daughter of Francis I and Maria Theresa of Germany . Austrian Lip . A term applied to the thick ...
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... term Babylonian Captivity ' is frequently applied to the period ( 1309-1377 ) during which the papal court was held at Avignon , France . See Avignon Captivity . 46 Bachelors . From time immemorial , penalties have been imposed by the ...
... term Babylonian Captivity ' is frequently applied to the period ( 1309-1377 ) during which the papal court was held at Avignon , France . See Avignon Captivity . 46 Bachelors . From time immemorial , penalties have been imposed by the ...
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... term often ap- plied to a Puritan , in England , especially during the 16th and 17th centuries . The town of Banbury in Oxfordshire was noted , at that time , for the rigid notions and ideas enter- tained by its inhabitants . Swift ...
... term often ap- plied to a Puritan , in England , especially during the 16th and 17th centuries . The town of Banbury in Oxfordshire was noted , at that time , for the rigid notions and ideas enter- tained by its inhabitants . Swift ...
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... term Barmecide's Feast " has come to mean any pleasure existing only in one's imagination . " " He Barnburners . A name given to the extreme or radical wing of the Demo- cratic party in the State of New York in 1844-1848 . It was also ...
... term Barmecide's Feast " has come to mean any pleasure existing only in one's imagination . " " He Barnburners . A name given to the extreme or radical wing of the Demo- cratic party in the State of New York in 1844-1848 . It was also ...
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... term Black Maria is said to have originated in Philadelphia , in 1838 . " " Black Monday . ( 1 ) April 14th , 1360 ( Easter Mon- day ) . On this day , while Edward III ( 1327-1377 ) of England lay encamped before Paris , the darkness ...
... term Black Maria is said to have originated in Philadelphia , in 1838 . " " Black Monday . ( 1 ) April 14th , 1360 ( Easter Mon- day ) . On this day , while Edward III ( 1327-1377 ) of England lay encamped before Paris , the darkness ...
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