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James A. Garfield: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Friday, March 4, 1881 We stand to day upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life a century crowded with perils, but crowned with the triumphs of liberty and law. Before continuing the onward… … Universalium
The Legislative Assembly and the fall of the French monarchy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one… … Wikipedia
dangerous — dan·ger·ous adj 1: creating a risk of bodily injury a dangerous condition of a public building 2: able or likely to inflict esp. serious bodily injury a dangerous criminal with no regard for human life a dangerous animal; also: deadly … Law dictionary
Dangerous — Dan ger*ous, a. [OE., haughty, difficult, dangerous, fr. OF. dangereus, F. dangereux. See {Danger}.] 1. Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe. [1913 Webster] Our troops set forth to morrow; stay with us; The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dangerously — Dangerous Dan ger*ous, a. [OE., haughty, difficult, dangerous, fr. OF. dangereus, F. dangereux. See {Danger}.] 1. Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe. [1913 Webster] Our troops set forth to morrow; stay with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dangerousness — Dangerous Dan ger*ous, a. [OE., haughty, difficult, dangerous, fr. OF. dangereus, F. dangereux. See {Danger}.] 1. Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe. [1913 Webster] Our troops set forth to morrow; stay with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dauciones — The Daukiones (Greek) or Dauciones (Latinization) were a Germanic tribe mentioned by Ptolemy (2.10) as living in Scandia, i.e. Scandinavia. Ptolemy s view of the north is so distorted that his names require some decoding to locate them, nor can… … Wikipedia
Marie Borroff — Marie E. Borroff is an American poet, translator, and the Sterling Professor Emerita in English at Yale University.[1] Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Reviews 4 References … Wikipedia
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
