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  • 81Tibullus, Albius — ▪ Roman poet born c. 55 BC died c. 19 BC       Roman poet, the second in the classical sequence of great Latin writers of elegiacs that begins with Cornelius Gallus and continues through Tibullus and Sextus Propertius to Ovid. Quintilian… …

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  • 82La Signora — is a character in Commedia dell arte. She is the wife of Pantalone and the mistress of Pedrolino. She is tough, beautiful and calculating. She wears very wide dresses and very heavy makeup. She walks with a flick of the toe and her arms held far… …

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  • 83Operetta — The audience at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, the birthplace of Offenbach s operettas (1860) Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English language works, to forms …

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  • 84Nakasu (Edo) — The Nakasu (中州, lit. sandbank in the middle ) was a short lived, but vibrant and popular entertainment district in Edo, Japan. It was built upon an artificial landfill in the Sumida River, at a place called Mitsumata (三又, Three Forks ), in 1771,… …

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  • 85Charles James Fox — The Right Honourable Charles James Fox Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs In office 27 March 1782 – 5 July …

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  • 86Grisette (French) — The word grisette (sometimes spelled grizette) has referred to a French working class woman from the late 17th century and remained in common use though the Belle Epoque era, albeit with some modifications to its meaning. It derives from gris ,… …

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  • 87List of Rurouni Kenshin characters — The image shows several of the main characters of Rurouni Kenshin, the faction of Shishio Makoto, and the Kyoto Oniwabanshū Kenshin has the large picture on the top. The main characters and Kyoto Oniwabanshū characters on the top row include,… …

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  • 88Culture of Lahore — The Badshahi Mosque at night. The culture of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور ﺩﻯ ثقافت) (Urdu: لاہور ﮐﻰ ثقافت) is a manifestation of the lifestyle, festivals, literature, music, language, politics, cuisine and socio economic conditions of the its people. It …

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  • 89Sadism and masochism in fiction — The role of Sadism and masochism in fiction attracts serious, scholarly attention. John Kucich has noted the importance of masochism in late nineteenth century British colonial fiction. [ [http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i8294.html Imperial… …

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  • 90Madame du Barry — Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry Madame du Barry by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1781 Born 19 August 1743(1743 08 19) Vaucouleurs, France …

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