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Brewer's: Aide toi et le Ciel taidera

“God will help those who help themselves.” The party-motto of a political society of France, established in 1824. The object of the society was, by agitation and the press, to induce…

Richard Le Gallienne: A Caravan from China comes

A Caravan from China comes(After Hafiz)Richard Le GallienneA caravan from China comes; For miles it sweetens all the air With fragrant silks and dreaming gums, Attar and myrrh — A caravan…

Brewer's: Morgan le Fay, Morgaine la Fee

or Morgana the Fairy. Daughter of Queen Igrayne, and half-sister of King Arthur, who revealed to him the intrigues of Sir Lancelot and Guinever. She gave him a cup containing a magic…

Jacob LE FEVER, Congress, NY (1830-1905)

LE FEVER Jacob , a Representative from New York; born in New Paltz, Ulster County, N.Y., April 20, 1830; attended New Paltz Academy and Amenia Seminary; supervisor of the town in 1861 and 1862;…

Benjamin LE FEVRE, Congress, OH (1838-1922)

LE FEVRE Benjamin , a Representative from Ohio; born near Maplewood, Shelby County, Ohio, on October 8, 1838; attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1858 and 1859; studied law in Sidney,…

Jay LE FEVRE, Congress, NY (1893-1970)

LE FEVRE Jay , a Representative from New York; born in New Paltz, Ulster County, N.Y., September 6, 1893; was graduated from the Lawrenceville (N.J.) Preparatory School and attended Dartmouth…

Le Roy PERCY, Congress, MS (1860-1929)

Senate Years of Service: 1910-1913 Party: Democrat PERCY Le Roy , a Senator from Mississippi; born near Greenville, Washington County, Miss., on November 9, 1860; attended the public schools;…

Le Gage PRATT, Congress, NJ (1852-1911)

PRATT Le Gage , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Sterling, Worcester County, Mass., December 14, 1852; educated in the common schools; in 1869 entered upon a commercial career in Boston…

Chabrol, Claude

(Encyclopedia) Chabrol, ClaudeChabrol, Claudeklōd shäbrōlˈ [key], 1930–2010, French filmmaker, b. Paris, attended Univ. of Paris. One of the creators of the French “new wave” cinema of the 1950s and…