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101The Dog in the Manger — The story and metaphor of The Dog in the Manger derives from an old Greek fable which has been transmitted in several different versions. Interpreted variously over the centuries, it is used now of those who spitefully prevent others from having… …
102Giuseppe Crespi — The Confirmation, from the Seven Sacraments series by Giuseppe Maria Crespi. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden …
103Plenary Councils of Baltimore — The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore (1884) The Plenary Councils of Baltimore were three national meetings of Roman Catholic bishops in the 19th century in Baltimore, Maryland. During the early history of the Roman Catholic Church in the United …
104Parables of Jesus — The parables of Jesus, found in the synoptic gospels, embody much of Jesus teaching.Jesus parables are quite simple, memorable stories, often with humble imagery, each with a single message. Jesus, for example, likened the Kingdom of God to… …
105Isaac Hopper — Isaac Tatem Hopper (b. Deptford, New Jersey, December 3, 1771, d. New York City, May 7, 1852) was an American abolitionist who is known as the father of the underground railroad.Contributions to African AmericansIsaac T. Hopper was a Hicksite… …
106The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …
107Ernest T. Bass — was a fictional character on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show . He was played by Howard Morris.Ernest T. was an ignorant and obstreperous mountain man with a penchant for rock throwing, who was known to wreak havoc on the otherwise… …
108Prosser (name) — There are two etymologies for the surname/family name Prosser, one Welsh and one middle European. Both etymologies are more or less equally ancient, going back to early mediaeval times, circa 600 1100 a.d.The Welsh etymology is best known in the… …
109Books Do Furnish a Room (novel) — infobox Book | name = Books Do Furnish a Room title orig = translator = image caption = author = Anthony Powell illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = A Dance to the Music of Time genre = publisher =… …
110Toribio de Benavente Motolinia — Fray Toribio de Benavente (1482, Benavente, Spain 1568, Mexico City) also known as Motolinia was a Franciscan missionary and among the first 12 clerics to arrive in New Spain in May 1524. Contents …
