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Browne, William
(Encyclopedia)Browne, William (William Browne of Tavistock) tăvˈĭstŏkˌ [key], 1591?–1645?, English poet. An imitator of Spenser, he did his finest work in pastoral poetry, of which Britannia's Pastorals (161...Samuel, Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Samuel, Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount, 1870–1963, British statesman. Entering Parliament as a Liberal in 1902, he was postmaster general (1910–14, 1915–16) and home secretary (1916). He los...Shakspere, William
(Encyclopedia)Shakspere, William: see Shakespeare, William. ...Falkner, William
(Encyclopedia)Falkner, William: see Faulkner, William. ...Tindal, William
(Encyclopedia)Tindal or Tindale, William: see Tyndale, William. ...Cavendish, William
(Encyclopedia)Cavendish, William: see Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of. ...Thomson, William
(Encyclopedia)Thomson, William: see Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron. ...Herbert, William
(Encyclopedia)Herbert, William: see Pembroke, William Herbert, 3d earl of. ...William Rufus
(Encyclopedia)William Rufus: see William II, king of England. ...Cecil, William
(Encyclopedia)Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...Browse by Subject
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