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  • 11Daphnis et Chloé — This article is about the Fokine ballet to Ravel s music. For the original story, see Daphnis and Chloe. For the operetta by Jacques Offenbach, see Daphnis et Chloé (Offenbach). Set design for the world premiere of the ballet Daphnis et Chloë… …

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  • 12Jonathan Parsons — (November 30 1705 July 19 1776) was a Christian New England clergyman during the late colonial period and a supporter of the American Revolution. Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, he was the youngest son of Deacon Benjamin Parsons and… …

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  • 13Weekends Away (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Weekends Away Type = EP Artist = Math and Physics Club Released = 2005 Recorded = Genre = Indie pop, Twee pop Length = Label = Matinée Recordings Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Weekends Away (EP) (2005) Next… …

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  • 14softy — /sawf tee, sof /, n., pl. softies. Informal. 1. a person easily stirred to sentiment or tender emotion. 2. a person who lacks stamina or endurance. 3. a person who lacks strength of character; a silly or foolish person. Also, softie. [1860 65;… …

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  • 15Reni, Guido — born Nov. 4, 1575, Bologna, Papal States died Aug. 18, 1642, Bologna Italian painter. Apprenticed to the Flemish painter Denis Calvaert at 10, he was later influenced by the novel naturalism of the Carracci family of his native Bologna, the… …

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  • 16Van Dyck, Sir Anthony — born March 22, 1599, Antwerp, Belg. died Dec. 9, 1641, London, Eng. Flemish painter. Son of a well to do silk merchant, he was apprenticed to an Antwerp painter at 10. He soon came under the influence of Peter Paul Rubens, for his early works are …

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  • 17Charles Antoniewicz —     Charles Antoniewicz     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Charles Antoniewicz     (Botoz.)     A Polish Jesuit and missionary, born in Lwów (Lemberg), 6 November 1807; died 14 November, 1852. He was the son of Joseph Antoniewicz, a nobleman and… …

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  • 18touching — [tuch′iŋ] adj. that touches the feelings; arousing tender emotion; affecting prep. concerning; with regard to SYN. MOVING touchingly adv …

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  • 19literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 20South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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