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  • 1The Rivals — a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, is a comedy of manners in five acts. It was first performed on 17 January 1775. History The Rivals was Sheridan s second commercially produced play. At the time, he was a young newlywed living in Bath. At She …

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  • 2Sheridan, Richard Brinsley — ▪ Irish playwright Introduction baptized Nov. 4, 1751, Dublin, Ire. died July 7, 1816, London, Eng.       Irish born playwright, impresario, orator, and Whig politician. His plays, notably The School for Scandal (1777), form a link in the history …

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  • 3Irish literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced by the Irish. This article discusses Irish literature written in English from about 1690; its history is closely linked with that of English literature. Irish language literature is treated… …

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  • 4Blusterer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Blusterer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 blusterer blusterer swaggerer vaporer roisterer brawler Sgm: N 1 fanfaron fanfaron Sgm: N 1 braggart braggart &c.(boaster) 884 Sgm: N 1 bully bul …

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  • 5William J. Florence — Infobox actor name = William Jermyn Conlin imagesize = 120px caption = a.k.a. William Jermyn Florence birthdate = birth date|1831|7|26|mf=y birthplace = Albany, New York, U.S. deathdate = death date and age|1891|11|19|1831|7|26|mf=y deathplace =… …

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  • 6Florence, William Jermyn — ▪ American actor original name  Bernard Conlin   born July 26, 1831, Albany, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 19, 1891, Philadelphia       U.S. actor, songwriter, and popular playwright, one of the most popular actors of his day. He was one of a select… …

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  • 7Florence, W. J. — (1831 1891)    William Jermyn Florence was born Bernard Conlin in Albany, New York. The versatile character actor excelled in comedy and was said to equal Joseph Jefferson III when they performed together in The Rivals, beginning in 1889:… …

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  • 8swaggerer — n. Blusterer, bully, braggart, boaster, braggadocio, Gascon, swash buckler, fire eater, Sir Lucius O Trigger …

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  • 9Campaign history of the Roman military — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks …

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  • 10Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …

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