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proper noun

James n.

William James, an American psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910). He was the brother of Henry James.

Synonyms: William James.

Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843, died 1916. He was the brother of William James.

Synonyms: Henry James.

Saint James the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament.

Synonyms: Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle.

The James River, a tributary of the Missouri River.

Synonyms: James River.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... deemed his career unfortunate; but a sense of fitness might have checked their pity, and it was only in his hours of maudlin confidence that the Reverend Thomas confessed to disappointment. Born of respectable parents in the County of Cambridgeshire, he nurtured his youth upon the exploits of James Hind and the Golden Farmer. His boyish pleasure was to lie in the ditch, which bounded his father's orchard, studying that now forgotten masterpiece, 'There's no Jest like a True Jest.' Then it was that he felt 'immortal longings in his blood.' He would take to the road, so he swore, and ...

— A Book of Scoundrels • Charles Whibley

... of these profound remarks on penance and repentance had so powerful an effect on one of the English Benedictine monks (The Rev. James Compton) at Paris, as to lead him from the errours of Popery! For an account of Dr. Johnson's true benevolence through the whole of this interesting occasion, see Malone's note to Boswell's Life of Johnson, vol. iv. p. ...

— The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, In Nine Volumes - Volume the Third: The Rambler, Vol. II • Samuel Johnson

... spoke again. "That is not all, my father. There is soon to be a meeting for relief of immigrants lost in the Sierra Nevada snows. James Reed will organize an expedition from Yerb—from San Francisco. And I wish to go. There are women ...

— Port O' Gold • Louis John Stellman

... part in specie, part in bank paper, and part in circular notes payable to the name of James Gregory. We took it out, counted it, enclosed it once more in a despatch-box belonging to Northmour, and prepared a letter in Italian which he tied to the handle. It was signed by both of us under oath, and declared that ...

— New Arabian Nights • Robert Louis Stevenson

... separation; when about pistol—shot asunder, both would begin to tug and rug at the right—hand glove, but it is frequently a mighty serious affair in that hissing hot climate to get the gauntlet off; they approach,—one, a smart urbane little man, who would not disgrace St James's Street, being more kiln—dried and less moist in his corporeals than his country friend, has contrived to extract his paw, and holds it out in ...

— Tom Cringle's Log • Michael Scott

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