1) David, in the Bible. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...David, in the Bible, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010-970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight...
2) David. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...David A great king of the Israelites in the Old Testament. David was a shepherd in his boyhood. As a youth, he asked for King Saul s permission to fight Goliath,...
3) David, Jacques-Louis. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...David, Jacques-Louis, (zhak-lweŽ davedŽ) (KEY) , 1748-1825, French painter. David was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting,...
4) David. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...flight, was Bethel, the lord mayor; etc. etc. (2 Sam. xvii.-xix.)"Once more the godlike David was restored, And willing nations knew their lawful lord." 1 Dryden:...
5) David II, king of Scotland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...David II, king of Scotland, (David Bruce), 1324-71, king of Scotland (1329-71), son and successor of Robert I. David's guardians were not strong enough to prevent...
6) David I, king of Scotland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...David I, king of Scotland, 1084-1153, king of Scotland (1124-53), youngest son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. During the reign of his brother Alexander...
7) David d'Angers. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...David d Angers, or Pierre-Jean David (davedŽ daNzhaŽ; pyer-zhaN) (KEY) , 1788-1856, French sculptor. His works are numerous and present national figures, often nude,...
8) David, Elizabeth. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...David, Elizabeth, 1914-92, English food writer, b. Elizabeth Gwynne. Daughter of a wealthy Conservative MP, she cut her culinary eyeteeth in Paris while studying...
9) David Copperfield. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition.
2002
...David Copperfield (1849–1850) A novel by Charles Dickens, largely the story of Dickens s own life. David Copperfield is sent away to work at a very young age and...
10) 15799. David, Henry David. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...and the school committee and every one of you will take care of that. ATTRIBUTION:Henry David David (1817-1862), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist. "Walking" (1862),...
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