Blake
Hector (“Toe”) 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
James Hubert (“Eubie”) 1883–1983, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Robert, 1599–1657, British admiral.
William, 1757–1827, English poet, engraver, and painter.
a male or female given name.
Contemporary Examples
The Yes List: Who Will Cash in After Oscar Night? The Daily Beast February 24, 2011
Real Men Wear Velvet: The Peacock Male Blake Gopnik February 4, 2011
Where Free Agent LeBron James Will Take His Talents Next Robert Silverman June 23, 2014
Backstage at Marchesa Spring/Summer 2013 Isabel Wilkinson, Kevin Tachman September 13, 2012
Kristen Stewart Named Face of Chanel; Ryan Lochte Dabbles in Fashion Design The Fashion Beast Team December 10, 2013
Historical Examples
Little Aliens Myra Kelly
Stanford Stories Charles K. Field
The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Victor Appleton
The Rich Little Poor Boy Eleanor Gates
The Canadian Portrait Gallery Volume 3 John Charles Dent
noun
Sir Peter. born 1932, British painter, a leading exponent of pop art in the 1960s: co-founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists (1969)
Sir Quentin (Saxby). born 1932, British artist, illustrator, and children’s writer; noted esp for his illustrations to books by Roald Dahl
Robert. 1599–1657, English admiral, who commanded Cromwell’s fleet against the Royalists, the Dutch, and the Spanish
William. 1757–1827, English poet, painter, engraver, and mystic. His literary works include Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1793), and Jerusalem (1820). His chief works in the visual arts include engravings of a visionary nature, such as the illustrations for The Book of Job (1826), for Dante’s poems, and for his own Prophetic Books (1783–1804)
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deserving blame; censurable. Historical Examples Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) Maria Edgeworth Lippincott’s Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 Various The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) Anatole France Essays In Pastoral Medicine Austin Malley An Englishman in Paris Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam La Sorcire: The Witch of […]