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  • 31John Philip Bourke — (5 August 1860 – 13 January 1914) was an Australian poet.Bourke was born in Nundle, New South Wales, on the Peel River diggings, New South Wales, the son of William David Bourke, butcher, and his wife Jane, née Shepherd. After a primary education …

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  • 32Stockdale v. Hansard — Infobox Court Case name = Stockdale v. Hansard court = Queen s Bench date filed = date decided = 31 May 1839 full name = John Joseph Stockdale v. James Hansard, Luke Graves Hansard, Luke James Hansard, and Luke Henry Hansard citations = (1839) 9… …

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  • 33John Joseph Stockdale — (1770, 1776Stockdale (1990) p. 30] or 1777 – 16 February 1847) was an English publisher and editor with something of a reputation as a pornographer. He sought to blackmail a number of public figures over the memoirs of society courtesan Harriette …

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  • 34John Roberton (1776) — For the namesake and contemporary Scottish physician and social reformer, see John Roberton. John Roberton (1776 ndash; 1840) was a Scottish physician and social reformer. A radical and fringe figure in the medical profession, he is best… …

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  • 35Antonio Ravalli — (b. in Italy, 1811; d. at St. Mary s, Montana, USA, 2 October1884) was an Italian Jesuit missionary, active in the western United States. In 1893 Ravalli County, Montana was named after him [ [http://www.ravallicounty.mt.gov/ Ravalli County… …

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  • 36Antonio Ravalli —     Antonio Ravalli     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Antonio Ravalli     Missionary, b. in Italy, 1811; d. at St. Mary s, Montana, U. S. A., 2 Oct., 1884. He entered the Society of Jesus about 1833. With Fathers Vercruyesse, Accolti, and Nobili,… …

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  • 37David O'Meara — (born Pembroke, Ontario) is a Canadian poet. Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 Works 3.1 Poetry 3.2 …

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  • 38Wailing-place, Jews' —    A section of the western wall of the temple area, where the Jews assemble every Friday afternoon to bewail their desolate condition (Ps. 79:1, 4, 5). The stones in this part of the wall are of great size, and were placed, as is generally… …

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  • 39seagull manager — (SEE.gul MAN.uh.jur) n. A manager who only interacts with employees to criticize their work or when a problem arises. seagull management n. Example Citation: The president is acting like a seagull, swooping in, making a lot of noise and flying… …

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  • 40copy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 document/work of art ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, faithful, good ▪ cheap, crude, poor ▪ It was not the original painting, but a crude copy …

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