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91Congreve, William — born Jan. 24, 1670, Bardsey, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng. died Jan. 19, 1729, London English dramatist. He was a young protégé of John Dryden when his first major play, The Old Bachelour (1693), met with great success. Later came The Double Dealer …
92Hobbes, Thomas — born April 5, 1588, Westport, Wiltshire, Eng. died Dec. 4, 1679, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire English philosopher and political theorist. The son of a vicar who abandoned his family, Hobbes was raised by his uncle. After graduating from the… …
93Collier, Jeremy — ▪ English bishop born Sept. 23, 1650, Stow by Quy, Cambridgeshire, Eng. died April 26, 1726, London English bishop and leader of the Nonjurors (clergy who refused to take the oaths of allegiance to William III and Mary II in 1689 and who… …
94dramatic literature — Introduction the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance. The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant… …
95English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
96Mardi Gras — noun a) The day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on Ash Wednesday. Mardi gras was… …
97abusiveness — noun /əˈbuːsɪvnəs/ The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. , Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground, Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness The Temple …
98List of Married... with Children characters — This is a list of characters in Married... with Children. The show revolves around Al Bundy, his wife Peggy, children Kelly and Bud, their next door neighbor Marcy, and her husband Steve Rhoades who leaves in Season 4 and is eventually replaced… …
99Neil Campbell (minister) — Neil Campbell (c1678 1761) was a Scottish Minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at the start of the Original Secession and Principal of Glasgow University during a flourishing period of the Scottish Enlightenment.… …
100Portal:Heraldry — Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology History: Ancient Egypt • Ancient Germanic Culture • Ancient Greece • Ancient Japan • Ancient Near… …
