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1colonialism, Western — ▪ politics Introduction a political economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began about 1500, following the European… …
2Vanities — Vanity Van i*ty, n.; pl. {Vanities}. [OE. vanite, vanit[ e], L. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness;… …
3Vanity — Van i*ty, n.; pl. {Vanities}. [OE. vanite, vanit[ e], L. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.… …
4Johnson, Samuel — known as Dr. Johnson born Sept. 18, 1709, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Eng. died Dec. 13, 1784, London British man of letters, one of the outstanding figures of 18th century England. The son of a poor bookseller, he briefly attended Oxford… …
5Shelley, Percy Bysshe — born Aug. 4, 1792, Field Place, near Horsham, Sussex, Eng. died July 8, 1822, at sea off Livorno, Tuscany English Romantic poet. The heir to rich estates, Shelley was a rebellious youth who was expelled from Oxford in 1811 for refusing to admit… …
6Anne Darwin — You may be looking for the Anne Darwin who was involved in the John Darwin disappearance case Anne Elizabeth Annie Darwin (2 March 1841 ndash;23 April 1851) was the second child and eldest daughter of Charles and Emma Darwin. According to… …
7John Fox, Jr. — John Fox, Jr. (December 16, 1862 July 8, 1919) was an American journalist, novelist, and short story writer.BiographyBorn in Stony Point, Kentucky to John William Fox, Sr., and Minerva Worth Carr, Fox studied English at Harvard University. He… …
8George Holland — (1791 1870) was an English American stage actor, born in London, December 6, 1791. His father was a tradesman. The boy was first sent to preparatory schools in Lambeth, and afterward to a boarding school. He did not prove a devoted student: he… …
9John Fox, Jr. — John Fox John Fox (* 16. Dezember 1862 in Stony Point, Kentucky; † 8. Juli 1919 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia) war ein US amerikanischer Journalist und Autor von Romanen und Kurzgeschichten …
10John Fox junior — John Fox John Fox (* 16. Dezember 1862 in Stony Point, Kentucky; † 8. Juli 1919 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia) war ein US amerikanischer Journalist und Autor von Romanen und Kurzgeschichten …
