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  • 101Louis A. Lambert —     Louis A. Lambert     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Louis A. Lambert     Priest and journalist, b. at Charleroi, Pennsylvania, 13 April, 1835; d. at Newfoundland, New Jersey, 26 Sept., 1910. Educated at St. Vincent s College and the Seminary of St …

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  • 102St. Thomas Aquinas —     St. Thomas Aquinas     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Thomas Aquinas     Philosopher, theologian, doctor of the Church (Angelicus Doctor), patron of Catholic universities, colleges, and schools. Born at Rocca Secca in the Kingdom of Naples,… …

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  • 103comeback — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, recovery, revival, restoration, return; retort, rejoinder. See answer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A regaining of a former position] Syn. recovery, revival, rally, triumph; see improvement 1 ,… …

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  • 104riposte — 1 noun (C) 1 formal a quick, clever, and amusing reply: a suitably witty riposte 2 technical a quick return stroke with a sword in fencing (=the sport of fighting with swords) 2 verb 1 (I, T) formal to reply quickly and cleverly 2 (I) technical… …

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  • 105SULLAM, SARA COPPIO — (1592?–1641), Italian poet. Born into a wealthy Venetian family – her father and uncle were benefactors of leone modena and financed the printing of several of his works – Sara Sullam spent her life in Venice. She became known through the sonnets …

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  • 106Ingenious — In*gen ious, a. [L. ingeniosus, fr. ingenium innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F. ing[ e]nieux. See {Engine}.] 1. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive …

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  • 107Blackadder — For other uses, see Blackadder (disambiguation). Blackadder Left to right: (back) Tim McInnerny, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, (front) Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder Goes Forth Genre …

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  • 109Kurt Schwitters — Kurt Schwitters, London 1944 Birth name Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters Born 20 June 1887( …

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