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  • 11William Orr — (1766 ndash; 1797) was a member of the United Irishmen who was executed in 1797 in what was widely believed at the time to be judicial murder and whose memory led to the rallying cry “ Remember Orr ” during the 1798 rebellion. Speeches From the… …

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  • 12well-fixed — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. well to do, wealthy, in comfortable circumstances; see rich 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Informal Enjoying steady good fortune or financial security: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well heeled, well off, well …

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  • 13Hermann Göring — This article is about the Nazi officer. For other people with the same surname, see Göring (disambiguation). The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Goering.… …

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  • 14Pierre François Tissot — (March 20, 1768 April 7, 1854) was a French man of letters and politician.BiographyEarly lifeHe was born in Versailles to a native of Savoy, who was a perfumer appointed by royal warrant to the court. At the age of eighteen he entered the service …

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  • 15James Gilmour — (Chinese:季雅各) (12 June 1843 21 May 1891) was a Scottish Protestant Christian missionary in China and Mongolia. He served with the London Missionary Society.Early lifeJames Gilmour was born at Cathkin, Scotland, June 12, 1843, the third of six… …

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  • 16Tacitus — /tas i teuhs/, n. Publius Cornelius /pub lee euhs/, A.D. c55 c120, Roman historian. * * * in full Publius Cornelius Tacitus born AD 56 died с 120 Roman orator, public official, and historian. After studying rhetoric, he began his career with a… …

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  • 17Banim, John & Michael — • Brothers and writers from Kilkenny, Ireland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Banim, John & Michael     John & Michael Banim      …

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  • 18John and Michael Banim —     John & Michael Banim     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John & Michael Banim     John Banim     Poet, dramatist, novelist, b. 3 April, 1798, at Kilkenny, Ireland; d. 31 August, 1842. His father, following the double occupation of farmer and… …

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  • 19in any event — adverb used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement (Freq. 6) Anyhow, he is dead now I think they re asleep; anyhow, they re quiet I don t know what happened to it; anyway, it s gone anyway, there is another factor… …

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  • 20Beforehand — Be*fore hand , a. In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded. [1913 Webster] Rich and much beforehand. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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