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  • 91English Literature — • Latin, French, Italian, Greek, and Spanish literatures are a few of the influences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. English Literature     English Literature      …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 92Pierre Charron —     Pierre Charron     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pierre Charron     Moralist, b. in Paris, 1541; d. there 6 Nov., 1603. He studied law at Bourges, but after several years practice he embraced the ecclesiastical state. For thirty years he preached …

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  • 93Pre-1773 History of the Jesuits —     Society of Jesus, History of the (Before 1773)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of the Jesuits Before the 1773 Suppression     Italy     The history of the Jesuits in Italy was generally very peaceful. The only serious disturbances were… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 94BOUCAUT, Sir James Penn (1831-1916) — premier of South Australia and judge was born near Falmouth, Cornwall, on 29 October 1831. He was the son of a navy officer, Captain Ray Boucaut, and his wife, Winifred, daughter of James Penn, superintendent of the royal dockyard at Falmouth.… …

    Dictionary of Australian Biography

  • 95JACOBS, Joseph (1854-1916) — historian and folklorist was born at Sydney on 29 August 1854, the son of John and Sarah Jacobs. He was educated at Sydney grammar school and at Sydney university, where he won a scholarship for classics, mathematics and chemistry. He did not… …

    Dictionary of Australian Biography

  • 96Characters in As You Like It — The following is a list of characters in William Shakespeare s As You Like It. Contents 1 The Court of Duke Frederick 1.1 Duke Frederick 1.2 Rosalind 1.3 Celia …

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  • 97Daniel Bonevac — (b. Pittsburgh) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He has degrees in philosophy from Haverford College, and the University of Pittsburgh. His areas of interest are metaphysics, philosophical logic, and ethics. His… …

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  • 98finesse — I noun acuteness, adeptness, adroitness, artful management, artfulness, artifice, astuteness, canniness, cunning, deception, deftness, delicacy, elegance, grace, guile, maneuver, nicety, polish, prowess, refined discrimination, refinement, ruse,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 99CHESTERFIELD (comte de) — CHESTERFIELD PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE comte de (1694 1773) Lord Chesterfield fut un homme considérable sous les règnes de George Ier (1714 1727) et de George II (1727 1760). À peine majeur, peu après la mort de la reine Anne, le voici membre du… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 100background — Synonyms and related words: action, agora, amphitheater, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, arena, argument, athletic field, atmosphere, auditorium, back, backdrop, background detail, backstage, bear garden, behind the scenes,… …

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