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GEORGE, an English lawyer and writer; born in Palgrave, Suffolk, CRABBE Dec. 8, 1778; best known as the author of a "Dictionary of English Synonyms," published in 1816. He died near London, Dec. 4, 1851. lish poet; born at Aldborough, Suffolk, in 1754. Having failed as a surgeon and apothecary in his native village he went to London to engage in literary work.

Burke helped him to publish his poem "The Library," and soon after he entered the Church. He was appointed domestic afterward obtained ample preferment.

In 1783 appeared the "Village," was followed two years afterward by the "Newspaper." which "The Parish Register" peared in 1807. The "Borough" appeared in 1810 and was followed in 1812 by "Tales in Verse," and in 1819 by "Tales of the Hall." The latter years of Crabbe's life were spent in the peaceful discharge of his professional duties ful discharge of his professional duties at Trowbridge in Wiltshire. His poems CRAFTS aufortified. The cathedral, a fine old Gothic versity was founded in 1364, but graduedifice, contains monuments of many Polish kings, of Kosciusko, etc. The unially fell into decay, and was reorganized in 1817. It has a library of 300,000 a hill 65 feet high thrown up in 1820volumes. Three miles from the city is of forts, but were repulsed by Austrian forces. The region around the city was the scene for concentrating German- 1914, the Russians reached the outer line of forts, but were repulsed by Austrian the scene for concentrating Germanforces. The region around the city was Austrian armies for Mackensen's drive, which resulted in the reconquest of nearly all of Galicia. As a result of the World republic of POLAND (q. v.). Pop. about 180,000.

War Cracow became a part of the new contrivance used in placer mining, concontrivance used in placer mining, conhand, used for washing out the goldhand, used for washing out the goldbearing soil. A CRAB A. Common Crab. are all characterized by homely truthfulness, simplicity, and pathos. He died in Trowbridge, Wilts, in 1832. are all characterized by homely truthfulspider that belongs to the typical genus of the family Mygalidæ, which may be at once known by the shape of its mandibles and the terrific claws which proceed from them. In the greater B. Blue Crab.

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