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As Erasmus said, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."Erasmus = Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe (1466-1536)
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I am not surprised at this, for at my own university a professor of history—a Lutheran, by the way—used to assemble his graduate students, draw the shades, and commune in the classroom with Erasmus. (source)Erasmus = Dutch humanist and theologian whose his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church were instrumental in the Reformation (1466-1536)
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Even before him, Darwin's own grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, had suggested that plants and animals had evolved from some few primitive species.† (source)Erasmus = Desiderius Erasmus -- Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe (1466-1536)
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"These belong to Erasmus," he said in a heavy accent.† (source)
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Inside, a very old man with white hair was standing next to a filing cabinet under a poster that said: HENCE WITHOUT PARENTS, BY SPONTANEOUS BIRTH, RISE HE FIRST SPECKS OF ANIMATED EARTH—ERASMUS DARWIN.† (source)
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MORE (Wrinkles nose) Yes, I'll think of something presently to call Erasmus.† (source)
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Erasmus Hall High's the best.† (source)Erasmus = Desiderius Erasmus -- Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe (1466-1536)
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All philosophers prefer to live in towers, as may be seen by visiting the room which Erasmus chose in his college at Cambridge, but Merlyn's tower was even more beautiful than this.† (source)
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He was drowned deep at midnight in the destiny of the man who killed the bear, the burner of windmills and the scourge of banditry, in all the life of road and tavern in the Middle Ages, in valiant and beautiful Gerard, the seed of genius, the father of Erasmus.† (source)
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That this Ford car might stand in front of the Bon Ton Store, Hannibal invaded Rome and Erasmus wrote in Oxford cloisters.† (source)
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He said only, "Erasmus and I used to watch her as she sat for her Italian lessons in the afternoons.† (source)
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I called him that once when we were aboard the Erasmus.† (source)
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One of them was Erasmus of Rotterdam.† (source)
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CHAPUYS (Awkward beneath his sudden keen regard) May I not come simply to pay my respects to the English Socrates-as I see your angelic friend Erasmus calls you.† (source)
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It will be tethered at each ascent, Erasmus.† (source)
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Faded white paint identified her as the Erasmus.† (source)
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