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The Lincoln Imp at Lincoln College Oxford is a reference to the origins of the college, Lincoln. This has given rise to a traditional Oxford expression: 'to look on someone like the Imp looks over Lincoln' (a variant of the older proverb discussed above) as well as giving rise to the title of the college's undergraduate newspaper: The Lincoln ...
A statue of the Lincoln Imp inside the medieval Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England.It has now become a symbol of the city. A legend in Lincolnshire dating to the 14th-century recounts that the devil, being annoyed with the completion of the cathedral, paid a visit, accompanied by two imps who proceeded to wreak havoc in the building.
The Lincoln Imp A carving in the Angel Choir is known as the Lincoln Imp, and since the late nineteenth century it has become the symbol of the city. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The carving dates from the 13th century [ 29 ] but received little attention until the late 19th century, when it figured in Arnold Frost's poem, "The Ballad of the Wind, the Devil ...
The bold stage show '3 Summers of Lincoln' — starring Ivan Hernandez, Quentin Earl Darrington, Carmen Cusack and Saycon Sengbloh — will play at La Jolla Playhouse through March 30.
By Christian Nilsson, HuffPost Live producer Wednesday is the 150th anniversary of the death of President Abraham Lincoln, and while most Americans know the history of his assassination, many aren ...
On this day 153 years ago in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The document set a date for the emancipation of more than three million slaves ...
Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional football club from Gibraltar. [1] They play in the Gibraltar Football League , and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. [ 2 ]
Lincoln (absent his usual top hat and highlighted in red) at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863. Roughly three hours later, he delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the best-known speeches in American history. [258] [259] Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Gettysburg battlefield cemetery on November 19, 1863. [260]