These 12 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Corinne, Corinth, Corinthiacus Isthmus.
ko-ren', a novel by Madame de Stael, published in 1807. At the time of its appearance, it was called a "picturesque tour couched in the form of a novel," which well describes it. Success was immediate, and greater than the book would seem to merit. In its treatment of art and literature it was long regarded as authoritative. Like Madame de Stael's other novels, it is now little read. See Stael ; Madame De
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a city of ancient Greece. It was situated on a narrow isthmus of the name--a portage where the wares of Italy and the West were exchanged for those of Greece, Asia Minor , and the East. The neck of land is four miles wide. A strongly fortified citadel added to the importance of the city. It was at one time at the head of the Achaean league. The Corinthian style of architecture was developed here. In its day the city was enormously wealthy, and was the most shamelessly profligate city in Greece. Paul's Epistles to the Corinthians were addressed to the Christian church here. A few pillars and ruins deeply buried in sand are all that remain of the celebrated city. The old marketplace has been excavated. It lies sixty feet below the present level. A neglected village of a few thousand inhabitants occupies a part of the former site. A sea level ship canal has been constructed across the isthmus. It was completed in 1893, at a cost of $11,000,000. In one place the canal passes through solid rock. Massive walls rise on either side to a height of 260 feet. The passage is lighted at night by electricity. Iron rings are provided at intervals to which ships may tie for safety--against the winds that at times blow through the cut with the violence of a hurricane. See Current
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a city and county-seat of Alcorn co., Miss., on the Southern, Illinois Central, and Mobile and Ohio_railroads, 93 miles E. of Memphis, Tenn. It has machine shops, woolen mills, and other industries. During the Civil War Corinth was the scene of many battles. Brisk skirmishes were fought April 24 and 29, 1862, and on the 30th its railroad communications N. were cut by the Union forces. During May of the same year several encounters took place
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Often called simply the Isthmus, lay between the Corinthian and Saronic Gulfs, and connected the Peloponnesus with the mainland, or Hellas proper. In its narrowest part it was forty stadia, or five Roman miles across. Four unsuccessful attempts were made to dig a canal across the Isthmus, namely, by Demetrius Poliorcetes, Julius Caesar , Caligula , and Nero. 2026 Editor's Note: The Corinth Canal, completed in 1893, now cuts through the isthmus , effectively turning the Peloponnese into an island. Today, two road bridges, two railway bridges, and two submersible bridges at each end of the canal connect the mainland to the peninsula. (Ed: BR 2026-06-02)
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EPISTLES TO THE, two epistles addressed to the Church at Corinth about A. D. 57 or 58, which have been admitted as genuine writings of St. Paul by even the most critical assailants of the New Testament canon.
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Called in Homer Ephyra, a city on the above-mentioned Isthmus. It had two harbors-Cenchreae on the east or Saronic Gulf, and Lechaeum on the west or Cryssaean Gulf. Its favorable position, between two seas, raised Corinth in very early times to great commercial prosperity, and made it the emporium of the trade between Europe and Asia . At Corinth the first triremes were built; and the first sea-fight on record was between the Corinthians and their colonists, the Corcyraeans. 2026 Editor's Note: In Greek mythology, the city's name is attributed to Corinthus , an eponymous founder who was locally regarded as a son of Zeus. While the text identifies the city as Ephyra in the works of Homer, local tradition maintained that the city was named for this figure. (Ed: BR 2026-06-03)
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The surname of C. Martius, from his victory over Corioli. After a number of military exploits, and many services to his country, he was refused the consulship. He was banished, and went to the Volsci, where he met with a gracious reception from Tullus Aufidius, whom he advised to make war against Rome, marching with the Volsci as general. His approach alarmed the Romans, who sent his mother and his wife to meet him to appease his resentment against his countrymen, which with difficulty they succeeded in doing. Shakespeare has made the history of Coriolanus the subject of the tragedy entitled Coriolanus, which concludes with the assassination of the hero by Tullus Aufidius and his attendants.
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the third city of Ireland. It is situated in the southern part of the island, about fifteen miles above the mouth of the river Lee. It is at the head of navigation and has extensive wharves, but Queenstown at the mouth of the harbor is the port of call for ocean-going steamers. The city exports butter, eggs, bacon, grain, and live stock. Irish friezes and whiskey are made here. The population of the city and suburbs is not far from 100,000. Dublin is largely English. Belfast is practically Scotch, but Cork, the seat of the County Cork, is considered a genuinely Irish city. See Ireland
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the outer layer of bark of the cork oak. It is a very elastic tissue consisting of thin-walled nearly cubical cells. It does not peel off, but often contains long clefts. It forms a protection to the subjacent cells from injurious influences.
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FOSSIL, a kind of mineral, a species of asbestos.
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EARL OF. Real name, R. Doyle, an English artist.
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a city in the S. of Ireland, capital of the county of Cork, situated on the river Lee. It is 15 miles from the sea, and besides an upper harbor at the city itself, and quays extending over 4 miles in length, there is a lower harbor at Queenstown, 11 miles below. Cork is the third city in Ireland, and exports great quantities of grain, butter, bacon, eggs, and live stock. The principal industries are tanning, distilling, brewing, and the making of tweeds and friezes. There are also iron foundries and yards for the building of iron ships. The principal buildings are the Protestant and Roman Catholic cathedrals, exchange, custom house, chamber of commerce, court house, Queen's College, etc. There is a naval dockyard at Haulbow line, an island within Cork harbor. The city was the scene of disorders during the Sinn Fein uprising of 1920. The Lord Mayor, Terence McSwiney, was found guilty of treason, and, rerusing to eat while in prison, died of starvation. Pop. about 100,000.
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