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Oswald 1. Lee Harvey. 1939--63, presumed assassin (1963) of US president John F. Kennedy; murdered by Jack Ruby two days later 2. Saint. ?605--41 ad, king of Northumbria (634--41); with St Aidan he restored Christianity to the region. He was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia. Feast day: Aug. 5 Oswald believes Edmund’s false charges against Edgar. [Br. Lit.: King Lear] See : Gullibility How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These exasperating questions so inflamed his mind and the minds of Oswald and Francis that they all pinched me at once, and in a dreadfully expert way-- screwing up such little pieces of my arms that I could hardly forbear crying out. Hence, perhaps, it comes that the flora of Madeira, according to Oswald Heer, resembles the extinct tertiary flora of Europe. |
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