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  • 21China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 22Latin literature — Introduction       the body of writings in Latin, primarily produced during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, when Latin was a spoken language. When Rome fell, Latin remained the literary language of the Western medieval world until it was …

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  • 23Samuel Taylor Coleridge — For the late 19th century classical composer, see Samuel Coleridge Taylor. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Coleridge in 1795. Born 21 October 1772(1772 10 21) Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England …

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  • 24Arthur Machen — Infobox Writer name = Arthur Machen quote = birthdate = birth date|1863|3|3|mf=y birthplace = Caerleon, Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom deathdate = death date and age|1947|12|15|1863|3|3|mf=y deathplace = occupation = short story writer,… …

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  • 25Gustav Holst — Gustav Theodore Holst (21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) Britannica Concise , Gustav Holst , 2006, webpage: [http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article 9367245/Gustav Holst ConcBritannica GHolst] .] Encyclopædia Britannica Online , Gustav Holst ,… …

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  • 26Don Juan (Byron) — Byron s Don Juan (Penguin Classics version) Don Juan (  /d …

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  • 27Octoechos — This article is about the Byzantine musical system of eight modes. For the book of liturgical texts set to those modes, see Octoechos (liturgy). Oktōēchos (here transcribed Octoechos ; Greek: Ὀκτώηχος, from ὀκτώ eight + ἦχος sound, mode called… …

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  • 28Augustan prose — is somewhat ill defined, as the definition of Augustan relies primarily upon changes in taste in poetry. However, the general time represented by Augustan literature saw a rise in prose writing as high literature. The essay, satire, and dialogue… …

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  • 29Oratory Preparatory School — This article is about the school in Summit, New Jersey. For school in Berkshire, England affiliated with Cardinal Newman, see The Oratory School. Oratory Preparatory School Fidelitas Faithfulness Address …

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  • 30Harry Farjeon — (May 6, 1878 – December 29, 1948) was an English composer. He was born in Hohokus, New Jersey, the eldest son of author Benjamin Farjeon, and Margaret, the daughter of actor Joseph Jefferson. They returned to England when he was a baby and he… …

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