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Trondhjem
Language; Encyclopedias
An important town, the ancient capital of Norway, on Trondhjem Fjord, 250 m. N. of Christiania; is well laid out with broad level streets, most of the houses are of wood; possesses a fine ...
Wallace Collection
Language; Encyclopedias
A collection of works of art bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, and now being housed in Hertford House, Manchester Square, London.
Wakefield
Language; Encyclopedias
A borough of Yorkshire, 9 m. S. of Leeds; has large woollen and other manufactures.
William Wycherley
Language; Encyclopedias
Dramatist, born in Shropshire, of good birth, and resided for a time in Paris, being admitted to the circle of the Précieuses, but returned to England at the Restoration, and became a figure at the ...
Tomsk
Language; Encyclopedias
A town and government (1,300) of W. Siberia, on the Tom, 55 m. from its confluence with the Obi; has a university, and is an important depot on the trade-route to China.
Zig
Language; Encyclopedias
A giant cock in the Talmud, which stands with its foot on the earth, touches heaven with its head, and when it spreads its wings causes a total eclipse of the sun.
Matthew Wren
Language; Encyclopedias
Bishop of Ely; was one of the judges of the Star Chamber; assisted in preparing the liturgy for Scotland, which, when read in St. Giles', Edinburgh, roused the ire of Jenny Geddes; was impeached, and ...
