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Poet and Orientalist, born in Denholm, son of a shepherd; bred for the Church, his genius and abilities attracted the notice of influential people; was introduced to Scott, and assisted him in his "Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border"; went to India as a military surgeon; studied and prelected on the native dialects; became a judge in Calcutta; died of fever (1775-1811).
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In the W. of Saxony, and largest city of that kingdom; is the third city in Germany. The old portion is narrow and quaint, with historic buildings; the new is well built, with splendid edifices. It is the seat of the supreme court of the Empire, of an old university which has a magnificent library and well-equipped medical school, and of one of the finest conservatories of music in Europe. Its chief trade is in books, furs, leather, and cloth, and its chief industries type-founding and pianoforte-making. It was the birthplace of Leibnitz and Wagner, and is associated also with Bach and Mendelssohn.
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Distinguished German theologian, born in Gera; professor in succession at Vienna, Kiel, and Jena; wrote on dogmatics, the philosophy of religion, and New Testament criticism (1830-1892).
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A stand with a desk for a book from which the service is read in a church.
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One of the Knights of the Round Table, famous for his gallantry and his amours with Queen Guinevere; was called of the Lake because educated at the court of the Lady of the Lake; he turned hermit in the end, and died a holy man.
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Die Hauptstadt Gelderns, ist auf dem rechten Ufer des Rheins gelegen, und hat eine große Transithandel.
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Oder Hermann, der Befreier Deutschland von den Römern durch die Niederlage des Varus, der römische Feldherr, um 9 nach Chr., in der Nähe Detmolds (wo eine kolossale Statue zu seinem Gedächtnis errichtet worden war); in einem Familienstreit in seinem 37. Lebensjahr getötet.
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Ein Dorf 12 Meilen suedwestlich von Padua, wo Petrarch starb und begraben wurde .
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Eine Stadt in Bengalen, 36 Meilen von Patna, berühmt für seine Verteidigung durch eine Handvoll Englischer und Sikhs Soldaten gegen Tausende während der Meuterei.
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