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Candide
by Voltaire 1759 Translated from the German of Dr. Ralph with the Additions Found in the Doctor's Pockets When He Landed at Minden in the Year of Our Lord 1759 Contents How Candide…Rio de Janeiro Summer Games
What happened at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games Rio Closing Ceremony AP Related Links 2016 Rio Games by the Numbers…Brewer's: Caste
(1 syl.), race. The Portuguese casta. In Sanskrit the word used for the same purpose is varna (colour). The four Hindu castes are Brahmins (the sacred order), Shatriya (soldiers and rulers…Brewer's: Luslad
or The Lusiads. The adventures of the Lusians or Portuguese under Vasquez da Gama in their “discovery of India.” The fleet first sailed to Mozambique, in Africa, but Bacchus (the guardian…Brewer's: Amadis of Gaul
The hero of a romance in prose of the same title, originally written in Portuguese in four books. These four were translated into Spanish by Montalvo, who added a fifth. Subsequent…Brewer's: Liar
(The). Al Aswad, who set himself up as a prophet against Mahomet. He was called the Weathercock because he changed his creed so often, the Impostor, and the Liar. Moseilma, another…Brewer's: Gama
(g hard). Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese, was the first European navigator who doubled the Cape of Good Hope. With such mad seas the daring Gama fought ... Incessant labouring round the…August 2018 Current Events: Science and Technology News
Top of Page Disaster News | Disaster News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news events you…Réunion
Map of Réunion Status: Overseas Department Prefect: Pierre-Henry Maccioni (2006) Land area: 968 sq mi (2,507 sq km); total area: 972 sq mi (2,517 sq km…1999 European PGA Tour Results
Official money won on the 1999 European Tour is presented in euro (E) with the conversion rate for the entire season fixed at the Jan. 14, 1999 exchange rate of £ = 1.4 euro. 1999 Last Rd…Trending
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