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  • 81Purveyor — Pur*vey or, n. [OE. porveour, OF. pourveor, F. pourvoyeur. See {Purvey}, and cf. {Proveditor}.] 1. One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make provision for the table; a victualer; a caterer. [1913 Webster] 2. An officer who formerly… …

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  • 82Ribibe — Rib ibe, n. [See {Rebec}.] 1. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. [Obs.] Nares. [1913 Webster] 2. An old woman; in contempt. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 83bawdy — I. adjective (bawdier; est) Etymology: bawd Date: 1513 1. obscene, lewd 2. boisterously or humorously indecent • bawdily adverb • bawdiness noun II …

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  • 84Measure for Measure — Facsimile of the title page of Measure for Measure from the First Folio, published in 1623 Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was (and continues to be) classified as comedy, but …

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  • 85William Hogarth — Infobox Person name= William Hogarth image size=220px caption= William Hogarth, self portrait, 1745 birth date= birth date|1697|11|10|df=y birth place= London, England, Great Britain death date= death date and age|1764|10|26|1697|11|10|df=y death …

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  • 86I, Libertine — infobox Book | name = I, Libertine title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (paperback) author = Frederick R. Ewing (Theodore Sturgeon) illustrator = cover artist = Frank Kelly Freas country = United States language =… …

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  • 87East End of London — The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is the area of London, England, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames, although it is not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries. Use of the term …

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  • 88BBC Television Shakespeare — DVD Box Set Also known as The Shakespeare Collection (UK) The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (US) Genre …

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  • 891691 in literature — The year 1691 in literature involved some significant events.Events* The first of eight volumes of Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy Who Lived Five and Forty Years Undiscover d at Paris is published; subsequent volumes are issued through 1694. The… …

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  • 901631 in literature — The year 1631 in literature involved some significant events.Events*January 9 Love s Triumph Through Callipolis , a masque written by Ben Jonson and designed by Inigo Jones, is staged at Whitehall Palace. *February 22 Chloridia , the year s… …

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