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111George Rostrevor Hamilton — Sir George Rostrevor Hamilton (1888 1967) was an English poet and critic. He worked as a civil servant: his experience as an inspector of taxes meaning he could help out his friend Walter de la Mare. He was knighted in 1951.He had a classical… …
112Yasmin Alibhai-Brown — (born Yasmin Damji on 10 December 1949) is an Uganda born journalist, based in London; she hyphenated her surname only after her second marriage in 1990. She is the aunt of Farah Damji, the notorious journalist / socialite who went to prison. Her …
113Cold cream — Cold cream. Cold cream is an emulsion of water and certain fats, usually including beeswax and various scent agents, designed to smooth skin and remove makeup. The name derives from the cooling feeling that the cream leaves on the skin.… …
114The Dog in the Manger — The story and metaphor of The Dog in the Manger derives from an old Greek fable which has been transmitted in several different versions. Interpreted variously over the centuries, it is used now of those who spitefully prevent others from having… …
115Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio — Ramón María de las Mercedes de Campoamor y Campoosorio (September 24, 1817 February 11, 1901), known as Ramón de Campoamor, Spanish realist poet and philosopher, was born at Navia (Asturias) on September 24, 1817. Abandoning his first intention… …
116Saying — A saying is something that is said, notable in one respect or another, to be a pithy expression of wisdom or truth. [1] There are a number of specific types of saying: Apothegm. “…an edgy, more cynical aphorism; such as, ‘Men are generally more… …
117Goldney Hall — Infobox Bristol Hall name = Goldney Hall crest = full name = Goldney Hall motto Latin = N/A motto English = N/A built = c1720 warden = Professor Gregor McLennan HallWeb = [http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Goldney/ Goldney] JCRWeb =… …
118Proclus (prefect of Constantinople) — Proclus or Proklos ( el. Πρόκλος) is the name of a historical figure who was Prefect of Constantinople under the reign of Theodosius the Great (r. 379 395). He was put to death in the tenth year of his reign. An epigram on the pedestal of an… …
119Antipater of Thessalonica — was the author of over a hundred epigrams in the Greek Anthology . He is the most copious and perhaps the most interesting of the Augustan epigrammatists. He lived under the patronage of Lucius Calpurnius Piso (consul in B.C. 15 and then… …
120František Vladislav Hek — (April 11, 1769 in Dobruška September 4, 1847 in Letohrad until 1950 Kyšperk , in German Geiersberg ) was a Czech patriot active in early phases of the Czech National Revival, writer and composer. He has novel F. L. Věk by Alois Jirásek.Hek was… …
