witty+sayings
31facetiae — n. pl. [L.] Witticisms, jokes, pleasantry, witty sayings, sallies of wit, bits of humor …
32Wotton, Sir Henry — (1568 1639) Diplomatist and poet, s. of a Kentish gentleman, was b. at Boughton Park, near Maidstone, and ed. at Winchester and Oxf. After spending 7 years on the Continent, he entered the Middle Temple. In 1595 he became sec. to the Earl of… …
33RADOMSKO (Radomsk), SOLOMON HA-KOHEN RABINOWICH OF — (1803–1866), ḥasidic ẓaddik. Solomon studied in the yeshivah of Piotrkow under Abraham Ẓevi, author of the responsa Berit Avraham (1819). His father educated him in Ḥasidism. In his youth he joined Meir of apta , leader of the popular trend in… …
34FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …
35Durrus and District History Modern — Durrus is an area of West Cork in Ireland. For earlier history, see Durrus and District History1900 2000 James Gilhooley M.P. and Elections 1910James Gilhooley MP (he had been a merchant in Bantry, and was jailed on a number of occaasions under… …
36Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
37Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… …
38Adam Bede — Auteur George Eliot Genre Roman Version originale Titre original Adam Bede Éditeur original William Blackwood Sons Langue originale anglais Pays d or …
39Ion Creangă — Creangă redirects here. For other uses, see Creangă (surname). Ion Creangă Nică al lui Ştefan a Petrei Ion Torcălău Ioan Ştefănescu Born 1837 or 1839 Târgu Neamţ Died …
40Nell Gwyn — Nell Gwyn, Gemälde von Sir Peter Lely Nell Gwyn (* 2. Februar 1650[1] oder 1651[1] wahrscheinlich in Hereford[1] oder London …
