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61A Modest Proposal — for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being a Burden on Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick,[1] commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and… …
62Abbey — An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived from Syriac abba, father ), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.Some cities were ruled by heads of …
63Channel Islands — This article is about the British Crown dependencies. For the islands off Southern California, see Channel Islands of California. For the French Channel Islands, see Chausey. The Channel Islands, located between the south coast of the United… …
64Greek mythology — Bust of Zeus, Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio Clementino, Vatican) Topics in Greek mythology Gods …
65Louisiana Purchase — For other uses, see Louisiana Purchase (disambiguation). Louisiana Purchase Vente de la Louisiane expansion of the United States …
66Mahābhārata — The IAST|Mahābhārata (Devanāgarī: sa. महाभारत) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the IAST|Rāmāyaṇa . The epic is part of the Hindu itihāsa , the word in itself literally means history , and forms an… …
67Thomas Hare — (born in England, 28 March 1806; died 6 May 1891) was a British proponent of electoral reform. He studied law, and was admitted to the Bar in November 1833 and published several works on judges decisions. In 1853 he became Inspector of Charities… …
68Veneration of the dead — Ancestor worship at a Chinese temple complex in Sichuan A Korean …
69Vitruvius — A 1684 depiction of Vitruvius (right) presenting De Architectura to Augustus Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born c. 80–70 BC, died after c. 15 BC) was a Roman writer, architect and engineer,[1] active in the 1st century BC. He is best known… …
70Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …
