Rear Admiral Charles Henry Poor, USN (June 11, 1808 - December 5, 1882) was a U.S. Navy officer of the mid-19th century. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1808, he entered the Navy in 1825 and served nearly 30 years at sea. During the Civil War, he commanded the USS Roanoke. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1868 and retired in 1870. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1882. June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... At least five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Roanoke, after both Roanoke, Virginia and the Roanoke River. ...
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Charles instructs "Pucelle" to "enchant" Burgundy, and she paints a poetic and patriotic picture of one's country being overrun with invaders.
Henry insists they must be united in view of the French troubles, and he plucks a red rose, thinking that this will show kinship among them all.
Charles at first takes umbrage at the notion of being viceroy and subservient to the English crown, but Alenç on advises him to accept this now to bring about peace and break the truce later "when your pleasure serves" (V.iv.164).
CharlesHenry Allan Bennett (1872-1923), was member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
He was always very poor and tormented by illness, but still made a strong impression on other occultists of the time.
He was one of the more brilliant minds in the order, and favored mysticism and white magic; he was almost wholly concerned with enlightenment rather than siddhis (magical powers).
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