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31History of Sparta — This article covers the history of Sparta from its founding to the present, concentrating primarily on the Spartan state during the height of its power from the 6th to the 4th century BCE.The LegendTradition relates that Sparta was founded by its …
32Frederick Lucas — Frederick Lucas † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Frederick Lucas A member of Parliament and journalist, b. in Westminster, 30 March, 1812, d. at Staines, Middlesex, 22 Oct., 1855. He was the second son of Samuel Hayhurst Lucas, a London corn …
33Newman, John Henry — • Lengthy and admiring biography of Newman as a thinker, author, leader, and illustrious convert to Catholicism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Newman, John Henry …
34John Henry Newman — John Henry Newman † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Henry Newman (1801 1890) Cardinal Deacon of St. George in Velabro, divine, philosopher, man of letters, leader of the Tractarian Movement, and the most illustrious of English… …
35single — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. one, separate, solitary, individual; unmarried; unique, sole; detached, alone; sincere, honest, unequivocal. See celibacy, unity, seclusion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unique] Syn. sole, original,… …
36Dryden, John — (1631 1700) Poet, dramatist, and satirist, was b. at Aldwincle Rectory, Northamptonshire. His f., from whom he inherited a small estate, was Erasmus, 3rd s. of Sir Erasmus Driden; his mother was Mary Pickering, also of good family; both… …
37Smyrna — This article is on the ancient Greek city of Smyrna, principally in connection with the ruins remaining to this day. For the modern city, including its full history, see İzmir. Infobox Settlement official name = Smyrna(Σμύρνη) other name =… …
38Gottfried August Bürger — (January 1, 1748 ndash; June 8, 1794) was a German poet from Molmerswende, Principality of Halberstadt, where his father was the Lutheran pastor.He was a backward child, and at the age of twelve was practically adopted by his maternal grandfather …
39Pierre Loti — Louis Marie Julien Viaud (January 14, 1850 June 10, 1923) was a writer, who used the pseudonym Pierre Loti.BiographyViaud was born in Rochefort, Charente Maritime, France, to an old Protestant family.This article is derived largely from the… …
40Abraham Cowley — (1618 ndash; 28 July 1667), English poet, was born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the seventeenth century with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721. [ Oxford Dictionary of… …
