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A clerihew much appreciated by chemists is cited in Dark Sun by Richard Rhodes regarding the inventor of the thermos bottle ( or Dewar flask ):
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clerihew and by
A clerihew is a whimsical, four-line biographical poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.
When this clerihew was published in 1905, " Was not fond of " was replaced by " Abominated ".
His first published collection of poetry, titled Biography for Beginners ( 1905 ), popularized the clerihew form ; it was followed by two other collections, in 1929 and 1939.
clerihew and is
* The clerihew, the verse form associated with Edmund Clerihew Bentley, is mentioned in print for the first time.
clerihew and inventor
E. C. Bentley ( 10 July 187530 March 1956 ) was a popular English novelist and humorist of the early twentieth century, and the inventor of the clerihew, an irregular form of humorous verse on biographical topics.
* March 30-Edmund Clerihew Bentley, novelist and inventor of the clerihew
much and appreciated
Nobody ever appreciated his jokes as much as Sabella.
Nevertheless, his remarkable, if unsystematic, collection of indeterminate problems is a singular achievement that was not fully appreciated and further developed until much later .”
In 2008, assurances from Russia's ambassador to Ghana concerning assistance to sustain the fight against mosquitoes and environmental pollution in the region were very much appreciated since they were the major problems confronting Accra.
His work, especially the Gormenghast series, became much better known and more widely appreciated after his death.
This was much appreciated by Frederick I.
Such work is sometimes seen as less interesting and less appreciated by peers, especially if an analysis, however diligent and time-consuming, does not turn up much of interest.
While Lindgren almost immediately became a much appreciated writer, the irreverent attitude towards adult authority that is a distinguishing characteristic of many of her characters has occasionally drawn the ire of some conservatives.
The Sheridan was much appreciated by the infantry who were desperate for direct-fire support, which generally served in combination with ACAVs ( M113s ) as armored cavalry units consisted of both M113s and M551s as part of their TO & E.
The two musicians also appreciated much the same musical heritage and operated in the same artistic milieu, but they differed in terms of personality and their approach to music.
Cajuns, along with other Cajun Country residents, have a reputation for a joie de vivre ( French for " joy of living "), in which hard work is appreciated as much as " passing a good time.
During World War II his leadership was much appreciated and he was appointed Norwegian Chief of Defence in 1944.
The Tales of Ensign Stål were much appreciated throughout all of Scandinavia.
Furthermore the general principles of approaching abdominal pain in women ( in so much that it is different from the approach in men ) should be appreciated.
Whedon appreciated Lynch's writing of Spike in Asylum so much that he commissioned him to co-write the canonical continuation of the series, Angel: After the Fall, in 2007.
He appreciated the plant very much, and was not happy to see Fukagawa's native miscanthus growing alongside it:
Although it was not liked as much as kūmara, it was appreciated for its ready availability and the ease with which it could be stored ( Orbell 1998: 29 ).
Arcadia had baked him a cake for his birthday and he appreciated it so much that he named the city after her.
Brazilwood was a much appreciated product in Europe, because it could be used to produce a red dye.
Moisiu was found fitting for that post since he was a researcher, was politically neutral, was known as an effective mediator ( a quality much appreciated in Albania, which tends to inner quarrels ) and had a decisive pro-Western and NATO orientation.
Margaret often used the services of a cunning woman, the peasant-wife Brigitta Andersdotter, whom she often hired to see to the health of herself, her sister Märtha and their children, and much appreciated for her skill.
Kauri crown and stump wood was much appreciated for its beauty, and was sought after for ornamental wood panelling as well as high-end furniture.
Its botanical curiosities are much appreciated by the visitors.
In 2008, Nader Elhefnawy, contributor to The Internet Review of Science Fiction, asserted that, while less appreciated than other science-fiction series of the 1990s, Deep Space Nine had developed an interesting cast of characters, " thanks to the Dominion War, much of the richest and most exciting drama in the Star Trek franchise's history.
He then enlarged his original plan and published the first volumes of his Moines d ' occident ( 1860 ), an eloquent work which was received with much admiration in those circles where language was more appreciated than learning.
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Her face was very thin, and burned by the sun until much of the skin was dead and peeling, the new skin under it red and angry.
`` And the boy will be too much under his influence by then.
Their product had been endorsed by Good Housekeeping, the A.M.A., and the Veterinary Journal, among other repositories of higher wisdom, and before much longer if you didn't have a cake of their soap in the john, even your best friends would think you didn't bathe.
True, she was my Aunt, married to an Uncle related to me only by marriage, but why she had married a man twice her age, and more, perhaps, I did not know or much care.
since Bourbon whiskey, though of Kentucky origin, is at least as much favored by liberals in the North as by conservatives in the South.
Ratified in the Republican Party victory in 1952, the Positive State is now evidenced by political campaigns being waged not on whether but on how much social legislation there should be.
Professionally a lawyer, that is to say associated with dignity, reserve, discipline, with much that is essentially middle-class, he is compelled by an impossible love to exhibit himself dressed up, disguised -- that is, paradoxically, revealed -- as a child, and, worse, as a whore masquerading as a child.
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
That is to say Gabriel's fundamental law had been so much modified by this time that it was neither fundamental nor law any more.
Examples are in public utilities, making military aircraft and accessories, or where the investment and risk for a proprietorship would be too great for a much needed project impossible to achieve by any means other than the corporate form, e.g. constructing major airports or dams.
Very much the political man, Helion felt himself deeply affected by the increasingly pessimistic atmosphere of France and all Europe, whose foundations seemed to him more and more shaky.
How much they esteemed him is shown by the fact that their underground committee selected him as one of the few who would be helped to escape.
Years were to pass before these plans came off the paper, and Wright was justified in thinking, as the projects failed, that much of what he had to show his country and the world would never be seen except by visitors to Taliesin.
The Hetman had a strong liking for a story, any story which was to be had by means of much sleuthing or by roundabout methods.
People think the dress in the picture was lengthened by an artist much later on.
Another Indiana observer later commented, `` Perhaps we shall never know how much was spent ( by Hearst ), but if as much money was expended elsewhere as in Indiana a liberal fortune was squandered ''.
Sherman had accomplished this much of his job and then inexplicably nullified it by his thirty-mile retreat from Lovejoy's to Atlanta.
He explains that his citizens must not be corrupted by any of the misrepresentations of the gods or heroes that one finds in much poetry, and he observes that all `` these pantomimic gentlemen '' will be sent to another state.
It is doubtful if Morgan was able to take home much money to his wife and children, for his pay, as shown by the War Department Abstracts of early 1778 was $75 a month as a colonel, and that apt to be delayed.
They, however much they were in disagreement with the late Victorians over the method by which Britain was Germanized, agreed with them that the end result was the complete extinction of the previous Celtic population and civilization.
A third Thomas Bushell ( 1594-1674 ), `` much loved '' by Bacon, called himself `` The Superlative Prodigall '' in The First Part of Youths Errors ( 1628 ) and became an expert on silver mines and on the art of running into debt.
but anyone who would put much trust in any phase of Prolusion 6, except its illusive allusiveness deserves whatever fate may be meted out to him by virtue of the egregiously stilted banter.
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