retiring disposition
1Modesty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Modesty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 modesty modesty Sgm: N 1 humility humility &c. 879 Sgm: N 1 diffidence diffidence timidity Sgm: N 1 retiring disposition retiring disposition Sgm: N 1 unobtrusiveness …
2Edmund Calamy the Elder — Edmund Calamy (February 1600 October 29, 1666), known as the elder was an English Presbyterian church leader.Of Huguenot descent, he was born in Walbrook, London, and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where his opposition to the… …
3Morocco — Moroccan /meuh rok euhn/, adj., n. /meuh rok oh/, n. 1. French, Maroc. Spanish, Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone.… …
4R. D. Blackmore — Infobox Writer name = R. D. Blackmore caption = R. D. Blackmore was one of the most famous English novelists of his generation. birthdate = 7 June, 1825 birthplace = Longworth, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England deathdate = 20 January 1900… …
5Charlie Case — For the baseball player, see Charlie Case (baseball). Charlie Case (died 1916) was a black face comedian in America who wrote and sang vaudeville parodies of the 19th century ballad style. He influenced F. Gregory Hartswick, who wrote similar… …
6Henry H. Rogers — Henry Huttleston Rogers (January 29 1840 ndash; May 19 1909) was a United States capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Henry H. Rogers Dies Today. |url=… …
7Richard Spruce — (September 10, 1817 – December 28, 1893) was an English botanist. One of the great Victorian botanical explorers, Spruce spent approximately 15 years exploring the Amazon from the Andes to the mouth, and was one of the first Europeans to visit… …
8Abbie G. Rogers — Abbie Gifford Rogers (January 20 1841 ndash; May 21 1894), was the first wife of Henry Huttleston Rogers, (1840 1909), a United States capitalist, businesswoman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. As children, Abbie and Hen , each of… …
9Yolande of Valois — Yolande de Valois (Tours, September 23, 1434 ndash; August 23, 1478, Chambéry) was the daughter of King Charles VII of France, The Victorious, and Marie d Anjou. She married Duke Amadeus IX of Savoy in 1452. She was named after her grandmother,… …
10Mary Adela Blagg — Blagg redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Blagg (crater). Mary Adela Blagg (17 May 1858 – 14 April 1944) was an English astronomer. She was born in Cheadle, Staffordshire, and lived her entire life there. Mary was the daughter of a… …
