Word: englands
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...monk without a monastery, Erasmus was free to travel. On visits to England, he found close friends in Sir Thomas More, John Colet and other noted English humanists. In Italy, he learned Greek, published an extensive anthology of ancient Adages, and was appalled at the wars of Pope Julius II against neighboring Christian states. In Bologna, he witnessed Julius' triumphal entry with "a mighty groan," wondering whether the Pope was the successor of Jesus Christ or Julius Caesar...
...friend, "I have lain down at night with my imagination so full of wild vagaries that I have doubted my own sanity." In Rome, he watched the Pope passing in a street procession and was seized by a wild urge to assault him on the spot. After returning to England, he confided to friends that he felt "the Great Fiend" was pursuing him. His worried father took him to the country for a rest. While the pair was strolling after supper, Richard Dadd turned on his father and stabbed him through the heart...
Tibbetts will not be the only Crimson golfer seeking first place individual honors. Captain Bruce LoPucki, who hasn't lost a match this year, has to be rated one of the best golfers in the New England area. "If his putting game is hot, no one can beat him," teammate Tibbetts said enviously...
...Weight Watchers, Inc.) and a franchised system for correcting nocturnal bed-wetting (Enurtone Co.). Recently, the fastest growth has been concentrated in the quick-service food field. It includes such enterprises as the 93-outlet H. Salt, Esq. Fish & Chips operation -whose founder, Haddon Salt, brought the idea from England in 1964-and the 110-outlet hot-dog-and-beer operation called Frank 'n' Stein...
...Friends of Harvard Swimming presented an award, too. Frank B. Holand, who is not connected with the University, was the recipient of this prize, which recognizes "noteworthy performance" in the sport. Holland has been a National Red Cross water safety instructor in the New England area for over 35 years...