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  • 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — This article is about the book. For the historical event, see Decline of the Roman Empire. For publication details and chapter listings, see Outline of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The History of the Decline and Fall… …

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  • 2The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …

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  • 3The Seal of Confession —     The Law of the Seal of Confession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession     In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …

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  • 4The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling — infobox Book | name = Tom Jones title orig = The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling translator = image caption = Title page from the 1749 edition author = Henry Fielding illustrator = cover artist = country = Britain language = English series =… …

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  • 5History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… …

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  • 6Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …

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  • 7Feed the Birds — is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman) and featured in the 1964 motion picture Mary Poppins . It is reputed to have been Walt Disney s favorite song.The song speaks of an old beggar woman who sits on the… …

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  • 8Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, The —    Short novel (43,100 words); written October 1926–January 22, 1927. First published in BWS; rpt. Arkham Sampler(Winter 1948–Autumn 1948); corrected text in MM    Randolph Carter engages in a quest through dreamland in search of the “sunset… …

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  • 9respondeat ouster — dēət noun Etymology: Latin respondeat let him make answer (3d singular present subjunctive of respondēre to respond) + Anglo French ouster, oustre further, beyond, alteration of Old French outre, from Latin ultra more at ulterior : a judgment or… …

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  • 10NatWest Three — The NatWest Three, also known as the Enron Three,[1] are three British businessmen Giles Darby, David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew. In 2002 they were indicted in Houston, Texas on seven counts of wire fraud against their former employer Greenwich… …

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