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  • 81gallantry — /gal euhn tree/, n., pl. gallantries. 1. dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble minded behavior. 2. gallant or courtly attention to women. 3. a gallant act, action, or speech. [1600 10; < MF galanterie, equiv. to OF galant (see GALLANT) + erie&#8230; …

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  • 82Castiglione, Baldassare — born Dec. 6, 1478, Casatico, near Mantua died Feb. 2, 1529, Toledo Italian diplomat, courtier, and writer. Born into a noble family, he was attached to the courts of Mantua and Urbino and later entered papal service. He is remembered for The&#8230; …

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  • 83German literature — Introduction       German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation&#8230; …

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  • 84Gerard, John — • Jesuit; born 4 October, 1564; died 27 July, 1637 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gerard, John     John Gerard …

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  • 85John Gerard —     John Gerard     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Gerard     Jesuit; born 4 October, 1564; died 27 July, 1637. He is well known through his autobiography, a fascinating record of dangers and adventures, of captures and escapes, of trials and&#8230; …

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  • 86Peter Paul Rubens —     Peter Paul Rubens     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Peter Paul Rubens     Eminent Flemish painter, b. at Siegen, Westphalia, 28 June, 1577; d. at Antwerp, 30 May, 1640.     His father, Jan Rubens, a lawyer and alderman of Antwerp, was a&#8230; …

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  • 87consideration — con·sid·er·a·tion n: something (as an act or forbearance or the promise thereof) done or given by one party for the act or promise of another see also contract compare motive ◇ Except in Louisiana, consideration is a necessary element to the&#8230; …

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  • 88gallantry — noun a) courage b) chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women …

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  • 89politeness — noun The act of being polite. Syn: affability, civility, courtliness, etiquette Ant: impoliteness, rudeness …

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  • 90Рыцарь — в гендерной системе особый тип маскулинности, обладающий рыцарским этосом. Само понятие рыцарь приходит к нам из Средних веков и из социальной истории: рыцарем являлся тот мужчина, который был возведен в рыцарское достоинство своим сюзереном,&#8230; …

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