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  • 91Boswell, James — born Oct. 29, 1740, Edinburgh, Scot. died May 19, 1795, London, Eng. Scottish friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson. Boswell, a lawyer, met Johnson in 1763 and visited him often (1772–84), making a superlatively detailed record in his journals… …

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  • 92Isla, José Francisco de — • Spanish preacher and satirist, b. at Villavidantes (Kingdom of Leon), 24 March, 1703; d. at Bologna, 2 November, 1782 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Isla, José Francisco de     José Francisco de Isla …

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  • 93Jose Francisco de Isla —     José Francisco de Isla     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► José Francisco de Isla     Spanish preacher and satirist, b. at Villavidantes (Kingdom of Leon), 24 March, 1703; d. at Bologna, 2 November, 1782. Isla s life was far more eventful that that …

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  • 94knavish — adjective Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent …

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  • 95horrible — 1. noun /ˈhɔɹɪbl,ˈhɑɹɪbl/ a) A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act. Heres a carcase. I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, Ill go… …

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  • 96waggishness — noun Waggish behaviour …

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  • 97waggishly — adverb In a waggish manner. Who was ahead? …

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  • 98Deus Ex: Invisible War characters — This is a guide to the characters in the video game Deus Ex: Invisible War, giving full character histories. Contents 1 Trainees 1.1 Alex Denton 1.2 Billie Adams 1.3 Leo Jankowski …

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  • 99jocular — adjective amusing, arch, comic, diverting, facetious, frisky, frivolous, frolicsome, full of fun, funny, gamesome, gay, given to joking, gleeful, gleesome, hilarious, humorous, iocosus, iocularis, jesting, jocose, jocund, joking, jolly, joshing,… …

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  • 100Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …

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