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• wooer — woo ► VERB (woos, wooed) 1) try to gain the love of (a woman). 2) seek the support or custom of. DERIVATIVES wooer noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… …   Universalium

• The Silent Princess — is a Turkish fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in The Olive Fairy Book . It contains inset tales that are similar to ones in Arabian Nights.ynopsisA pasha s son one day was playing with his golden ball, and three times broke a woman s pitcher.… …   Wikipedia

• Legends about Theodoric the Great — Dietrich catches the dwarf Alfrich (1883), by Johannes Gehrts. The Gothic King Theodoric the Great was remembered in Germanic legend as Dietrich von Bern (Bern is the Middle High German name for Verona, where Theodoric had one of his residences) …   Wikipedia

• St Kilda, Scotland — Infobox Scottish island latitude=57.8 longitude= 8.6 GridReference=NF095995 celtic name=Hiort norse name=Possibly Skildir meaning of name= Unknown, possibly Gaelic for westland area= 854.6 ha area rank= highest elevation= Conachair 430 m… …   Wikipedia

• Jesper Who Herded the Hares — is a Scandinavian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in The Violet Fairy Book.[1] The motif of herding hares is a common fairy tale theme. Another tale featuring it is The Three May Peaches. This tale, and The Griffin, also feature the test of… …   Wikipedia

• Weaving (mythology) — The theme of weaving in mythology is ancient, and its lost mythic lore probably accompanied the early spread of this art. Westward of Central Asia and the Iranian plateau, weaving is a mystery within woman s sphere, and where men have become the… …   Wikipedia

• Crawford's Defeat by the Indians — Crawford’s Defeat by the Indians is an early American folk ballad principally written by Doctor John Knight,[1][2] survivor of the 1782 Crawford Expedition. The expedition was intended to destroy American Indian towns along the Sandusky River and …   Wikipedia

• gallant — Synonyms and related words: Achilles, Beau Brummel, Casanova, David, Don Juan, Hector, Lothario, Roland, Romeo, Samson, a man, abandoned, admirer, adorer, amorist, amoroso, attentive, beau, beloved, blade, blood, bold, bold spirited, boulevardier …   Moby Thesaurus

• The Yeomen of the Guard — The opera is set in the Tower of London, during the 16th century, and is the darkest, and perhaps most emotionally engaging, of the Savoy Operas, ending with a broken hearted main character and two very reluctant engagements, rather than the… …   Wikipedia

• Marguerite Snow — est une actrice américaine née le 9 septembre 1889 à Salt Lake City, Utah (États Unis), décédée le 17 février 1958 à Los Angeles (Californie). Biographie Filmographie 1911 : Baseball and Bloomers 1911 : The Old Curiosity Shop 1911  …   Wikipédia en Français