Each of these 9 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
be-at'1-tudz, the eight ascriptions of blessedness pronounced by Christ in the Sermon on the Mount, beginning: "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." The name is derived from the Latin adjective "beati," that, in the Latin Testament, corresponds in position and in meaning to the English adjective "blessed."
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DAVID, Cardinal Archbishop of St. Andrew's, Scotland, born Arbroath in 1494. He became Abbot of later, was sent on several missions to in 1525, Lord Privy Seal three years France, received a cardinal's hat in 1538, and in the following year became Primate. On the death of James V., he, by craft and determination, secured to himself the chief power in Church and State, being named Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, and Papal Legate. He opposed an alliance with England, and especially distinguished himself as a persecutor of the Reformers. The trial and burning of George Wishart for heresy took place under his direction, and a short time afterward Beaton was assassinated at St. Andrew's in May, 1546. With his death, church tyranny came to an end in Scotland.
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city and county-seat of Gage co., Neb.; on the Big Blue river, and several railroads; 40 miles S. of Lincoln, the State capital. It is the seat of the State Institution for Feeble- Minded Youth; 3; and has an attractive court house, United States Government Building, water works, electric light and street railway plants, public library, National banks, excellent water power, flour and planing mills, tile and barbed wire works, creamery, iron foundry, and manufactories of gasolene engines, wind mills, and farming implements. It is the center of a rich agricultural country. Pop. (1910) 9,356; (1920) 9,664.
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JAMES, a Scottish poet and miscellaneous writer, born at Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Oct. 25, 1735; studied at Marischal College, Aberdeen, for four years, and received the M. A. degree. In 1753 he was appointed schoolmaster at Fordoun, afterward master of the Grammar School of Aberdeen, and ultimately Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in Marischal College. In 1760 he published a volume of poems. In 1765 he published a poem, the "Judgment of Paris," and in 1770 his celebrated "Essay on Truth," for which the University of Oxford conferred on him the degree of LL. D.; and George III. honored him, when on a visit to London, with a private conference and a pension. He next published in 1771 the årst book of his poem, the "Minstrel," and in 1774 the second; this is the only work by which he is now remembered. In 1776 he published dissertations on "Poetry and and Music," "Laughter and Ludicrous Composition"; : in 1783 and in 1790-1793 "Elements of Moral Science." He died in Aberdeen, Aug. 18, 1803.
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brum'el, George Bryan Brummel (1778-1840), a famous leader of fashionable London society. He was a favorite of the Prince of Wales , afterward George IV. Inheriting a fortune, he lived in splendid style, gave magnificent dinners and enjoyed the most aristocratic society. For twenty-one years his word was law in all matters pertaining to court dress and etiquette. Then suddenly, the Prince's favor was withdrawn. Brummel's money, too, had been spent or lost at the gaming table, and the "Beau" retired to Calais to live his last years in poverty. His mind gave way under the strain and he died in a lunatic asylum.
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HENRY, CARDINAL, natural son of John of Gaunt and half brother of Henry IV., King of England, born 1377; was made Bishop of Lincoln, whence he was translated to Winchester. He repeatedly filled the office of Lord Chancellor, and took part in all the most important took partments the mi times. He died April 11, 1447.
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a non-instrumental scale of wind force devised by and named for Admiral Beaufort. It runs from 0 (calm; smoke rising vertically) to 12 (hurricane; wind about 75 miles per hour), with intermediate numbers for breezes, high winds, gales, and storms. BELGIUM. Corner-stone of new Louvain Library laid, July 28, 1921. To be completed in 1925 at a cost of $1,000,000, the gift of Americans.
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Francis (1586-1616), and Fletcher, John (1576-1625), two English dramatic writers. Little is known of the lives of these two men except that for ten years they were so closely associated as friends and literary partners that we rarely hear their names separately. Beaumont was educated at Oxford; Fletcher at Cambridge. They drifted to London. Their intimacy began in 1608 and continued until broken by Beaumont's death. Together they produced about fifty-two plays. The best known are The Maid's Tragedy, The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Philaster, and The Faithful Shepherdess. Of the two, Fletcher was undoubtedly the greater poet. He was more inventive and his style showed more grace and delicacy. Beaumont was the weightier, the more earnest of the two. The contemporaries of these dramatists placed them above Shakespeare; but as a fact their work marks the decadence of the drama. Their plays are full of romance and beauty, but they lack the vigor, the depth, the insight into character shown in Shakespeare's work. They are also lacking in moral tone, in fact, have been called "studiously indecent." All your better deeds Shall be in water writ, but this in marble. There is a method in man's wickedness,-- It grows up by degrees. Beggars must be no choosers. Death hath so many doors to let out life. Of all the paths (that) lead to a woman's love Pity's the straightest. What's one man's poison, signor, Is another's meat or drink.
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bo'reh-gard', Pierre Gustave (1818-1893), an American soldier. He was a native of New Orleans and a graduate of West Point . He distinguished himself in the Mexican War, but resigned from the Union Army to enter the Confederate service. He is noted as the commander who gave orders for the reducing of Fort Sumter, which was accomplished April 12, 1861, and may be said to have precipitated the Civil War beyond all hope of recall. He led the victorious Confederates at the battle of Bull Run in the same year, and was with Johnston at Shiloh. After the close of the war, he engaged in various commercial enterprises. He accepted at one time the management of the nefarious Louisiana lottery, a course which occasioned his friends much regret. See Sumter ; Civil War
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