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51Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men — The Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men were five volumes of Dionysius Lardner’s 133 volume Cabinet Cyclopaedia (1829 ndash;46). Aimed at the self educating middle class, this encyclopedia was written during the nineteenth… …
52Sponsus — or The Bridegroom is a medieval Latin and Occitan dramatic treatment of Jesus parable of the ten virgins. A liturgical play designed for Easter Vigil, it was composed probably in Gascony or western Languedoc in the mid eleventh century. Its… …
53baryton — /bar i ton /; Fr. /bann rddee tawonn /, n., pl. barytons / tonz /; Fr. / tawonn /. an 18th century stringed instrument with six bowed strings and several additional strings that vibrate sympathetically. [ < F; see BARITONE] * * * ▪ stringed… …
54performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
55stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the… …
56Hardy, Thomas — born June 2, 1840, Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, Eng. died Jan. 11, 1928, Dorchester, Dorset British novelist and poet. Son of a country stonemason and builder, he practiced architecture before beginning to write poetry, then prose. Many of his… …
57Somerville and Ross — joint pseudonym of Edith Anna Oenone Somerville and Violet Florence Martin born May 2, 1858, Corfu, Greece died Oct. 8, 1949, Castlehaven, County Cork, Ire. born June 11, 1862, Ross House, County Galway, Ire. died Dec. 21, 1915, Cork, County Cork …
58American literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States. Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a… …
59kindly — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Kind] Syn. generous, helpful, benevolent; see humane 1 , kind , merciful 1 . 2. [In a kind manner] Syn. cordially, considerately, benevolently, genially, graciously, warmly, affectionately, tenderly, solicitously, good… …
60sympathetic — sym|pa|thet|ic [ˌsımpəˈθetık] adj 1.) caring and feeling sorry about someone s problems ▪ a sympathetic friend ▪ a sympathetic attitude sympathetic to/towards ▪ I m sympathetic to parents who are worried about what their children see on… …
