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Berkeley   /bˈərkli/   Listen
Berkeley

noun
1.
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753).  Synonyms: Bishop Berkeley, George Berkeley.
2.
A city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley.



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"Berkeley" Quotes from Famous Books



... disappointedly. "With Berkeley Square then you've time. But I confess I don't quite grasp the so odd inspiration that you've set those ...
— The Outcry • Henry James
... 1807, she again resided with her widowed sister, the Lady Margaret, till the year 1812, when, on the marriage of her sister to Sir James Burges, she occupied a house of her own, and continued to reside in Berkeley Square till the period of her death, which took place on ...
— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI. - The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century • Various
... leaving the machinery section of an exhibition. Merla's diagnosis of her destination had been a correct one; Francesca made her way slowly through the hot streets in the direction of Serena Golackly's house on the far side of Berkeley Square. To the blessed certainty of finding a game of bridge, she hopefully added the possibility of hearing some fragments of news which might prove interesting and enlightening. And of enlightenment on a particular subject, in which she ...
— The Unbearable Bassington • Saki
... the day, but also those men of fashion who were most interested in the ring: Mr. Fletcher Reid, Lord Say and Sele, Sir Lothian Hume, Sir John Lade, Colonel Montgomery, Sir Thomas Apreece, the Hon. Berkeley Craven, and many more. The rumour that the Prince was to be present had already spread through the clubs, and invitations were eagerly ...
— Rodney Stone • Arthur Conan Doyle
... Mme. Nazimova Amelia (Amy) Mary Alden Mother Gertrude Berkeley Hoffman (Joseph Kerman) Charles Bryant Minna Edith Speare Arno C. Brown ...
— War Brides: A Play in One Act • Marion Craig Wentworth


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