gallantries — gal·lant·ry || gælÉ™ntrɪ n. chivalry; courage; heroism; courtesy … English contemporary dictionary
gallantries — gallant actions or words. → gallantry … English new terms dictionary
gallantry — noun (plural gallantries) 1》 courageous behaviour, especially in battle. 2》 polite attention or respect given by men to women. ↘(gallantries) gallant actions or words. ↘archaic sexual intrigue … English new terms dictionary
Gallantry — Gal lant*ry, n.; pl. {Gallantries}. [F. galanterie.] 1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jorge Manrique — (c. 1440 – 1479) was a major Spanish poet, whose main work, the Coplas a la muerte de su padre (Stanzas about the Death of his Father), is still read today. He was a supporter of the great Spanish queen, Isabel I of Castile, and actively… … Wikipedia
Évariste de Parny — Évariste Desiré de Forges, vicomte de Parny (Born February 6, 1753 on the Isle of Bourbon (Reunion) Died December 5, 1814) in Paris.) Biography De Parny came from an aristocratic family from the region of Berry, which had settled on the Isle of… … Wikipedia
George Etherege — Sir George Etherege (1635?, Maidenhead, Berkshire ndash;c. May 10, 1692, Paris [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article 9033123] ) was an English dramatist. He wrote the plays The Comical Revenge or, Love in a Tub in 1664, She Would if She Could in… … Wikipedia
Scapino — Later versions show his costume as having green (or sometimes turquoise) and white stripes, similar to Mezzetino s red and white, but Callot shows Scapino in an outfit similar to the early Brighella s being white with a tabaro and a sword on his… … Wikipedia
Amusemens des eaux de Spa — C est sous le titre des Amusemens des eaux de Spa : ouvrage utile à ceux qui vont boire ces eaux minérales sur les lieux[1] que le baron de Poellnitz (en allemand Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Pöllnitz) publia en 1734 un ouvrage d un genre… … Wikipédia en Français
Amusements De Spa — Amusemens des eaux de Spa C est sous le titre des Amusemens des eaux de Spa : ouvrage utile à ceux qui vont boire ces eaux minérales sur les lieux[1] que le baron de Poellnitz publia en 1734 un ouvrage d un genre nouveau. Tout ce qui avait… … Wikipédia en Français
