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Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
Language; Encyclopedias
Commonly called Saint-Pierre simply, a celebrated French writer, born at Havre; author of "Paul and Virginia," written on the eve of the Revolution, called by Carlyle "the swan-song of old dying ...
Berne
Language; Encyclopedias
A fine Swiss town on the Aar, which almost surrounds it, in a populous canton of the same name; since 1848 the capital of the Swiss Confederation; commands a magnificent view of the Bernese Alps; a ...
Bernier
Language; Encyclopedias
A French physician and traveller, born at Angers; physician for 12 years to Aurungzebe, the Great Mogul; published "Travels," a work full of interest, and a model of exactitude (1625-1688).
Bernard of Morlaix
Language; Encyclopedias
A monk of Cluny, of the 11th century; wrote a poem entitled "De Contemptu Mundi," translated by Dr. Neale, including "Jerusalem the Golden."
Bernard of Menthon
Language; Encyclopedias
An ecclesiastic, founder of the monasteries of the Great and the Little St. Bernard, in the passage of the Alps (923-1008). Festival, June 15.
Bernese Alps
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A chain in the Middle Alps, of which the eastern half is called the Bernese Oberland; form the watershed between the Aar and the Rhône.
Bernina
Language; Encyclopedias
A mountain in the Swiss canton of Grisons, 13,290 ft. high, remarkable for its extensive glaciers.
