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1Richard Polwhele — (January 6, 1760 March 12, 1838) was an English clergyman, poet and topographer.BiographyBorn at Truro, Cornwall, Polwhele met literary luminaries Catharine Macaulay and Hannah More at a young age. He was educated at Truro Grammar School, where… …
2The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …
3Toledo (Spain) — Toledo † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Toledo ARCHDIOCESE OF TOLEDO (TOLETANENSIS) Primatial see of Spain, whose archbishop, raised almost always to the dignity of Cardinal, occupies the first place in the ranks of the higher Spanish… …
4Ethics — • Many writers regard ethics as any scientific treatment of the moral order and divide it into theological, or Christian, ethics (moral theology) and philosophical ethics (moral philosophy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ethics …
5Barbarian — is a pejorative term for an uncivilized person, either in a general reference to a member of a nation or ethnos perceived as having an inferior level of civilization, or in an individual reference to a brutal, cruel, warlike, insensitive person… …
6Cato the Elder — Marcus Porcius Cato Maior, Cato the Elder Marcus Porcius Cato[1] (234 BC, Tusculum – 149 BC) was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Major, Cato the El …
7Stock character — A stock character is one which relies heavily on cultural types or names for his or her personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics. In their most general form, stock characters are related to literary archetypes, but they are often… …
8Richard Croke — or Crocus (c.1489 1558) was an English classical scholar, and a royal tutor and agent.He was educated at Eton College. [Concise Dictionary of National Biography.] He took his B. A. at King’s College, Cambridge in 1510, and proceeded to travel. [… …
9Charles Valentine Le Grice — Born 1773 Bury St. Edmunds, England Died 1858 Cornwall, England Occupation Priest, translator, Literary movement Romanticism Charles Valentine Le Gri …
10John Burnet (abolitionist) — Infobox Person name = John Burnet image size = 240px caption = William Knibb in the centre, to the left is John Burnet and to the right John Scoble 1840 [ [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?mkey=mw00028# Burnet at The Anti Slavery… …
