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  • 81bel-esprit — n. [Fr. pl. Beaux esprits.] Wit, man of wit, man of genius …

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  • 82UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …

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  • 83The Gentle Crackdown II — Infobox Television show name = The Gentle Crackdown II 秀才愛上兵 caption = genre = Costume Comedy runtime = 45 minutes (approx.) creator = Lau Kar Ho director = writer = starring = Steven Ma Yumiko Cheng Wayne Lai Ha Yu opentheme = 豺狼與羊 by Steven Ma… …

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  • 84Scientific revolution — This article is about a period in the history of science. For the process of scientific progress via revolution, proposed by Thomas Kuhn, see Paradigm shift …

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  • 85Scientific Revolution — The period which many historians of science call the Scientific Revolution can be roughly dated as having begun in 1543, the year in which Nicolaus Copernicus published his De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly… …

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  • 86May Day (short story) — May Day is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald published in Smart Set in 1920. Contents 1 Plot 2 History 3 References 4 External link …

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  • 87Titta Ruffo — (June 9, 1877 July 5, 1953), was an Italian opera singer, generally regarded as the greatest Italian baritone of his generation or any generation since. Known as the Voce del leone ( voice of the lion ), he was renowned for his enormous voice,… …

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  • 88MORE, Sir Thomas — (1477/78 1535) Known throughout the world for his authorship of Utopia, Thomas More wrote humanist, polemical, and devotional works in Latin and English. Lawyer, politician, humanist, statesman, and lord chancellor, he was executed on grounds of… …

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  • 89homme d'esprit — foreign term Etymology: French man of wit …

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  • 90John I of Portugal — Infobox Portuguese Royalty|monarch name =John I title =King of Portugal and the Algarve reign =April 6, 1385 mdash;August 14, 1433 predecessor =Beatrice (disputed) successor =Edward spouse =Philippa of Lancaster issue =Edward Infante Pedro, Duke… …

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