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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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May, Thomas
(1595-1650) Poet and historian, b. in Sussex, s. of Sir Thomas M., of Mayfield, went to Camb., and ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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may-apple
(Genus, podophyllum.) A plant, the root of which is medicinal, answering as a substitute for jalup.-...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Elliot, Miss Jean
(1727-1805) Poetess, dau. of Sir Gilbert Elliot of Minto, has a small niche in literature as the au...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Symonds, Miss E.M. ("George Paston")
Novelist, etc. A Modern Amazon (1894), A Bread and Butter Miss (1894), The Career of Candida (1896),...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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hit or miss
To do a thing hit or miss, is to do it at all hazards; that is, with a chance of hitting or gaining,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Everett-Green, Miss Evelyn
(b. 1856) Novelist, etc. Last of the Dacres (1886), Dare Lorimer's Heritage (1892), French and Engl...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Harrison, Miss Jane Ellen
LL.D., etc. (b. 1850) Writer on Greek art and religion. Myths of the Odyssey in Art and Literature...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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May, Sir Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Farnborough
(1815-1886) Jurist and historian, ed. at Bedford School, and after holding various minor offices be...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Crommelin, May de la Cherois
Novelist. Queenie, My Love She's but a Lassie, Orange Lily, For the Sake of the Family, Crimson Lili...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin