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  • 121Right of Presentation —     Right of Presentation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Right of Presentation     Out of gratitude for the foundation or endownment of churches and benefices, the Church grants founders, if they wish to reserve it, the right of patronage, the… …

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  • 122Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 123Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …

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  • 124English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 125Persian literature — Introduction       body of writings in New Persian (also called Modern Persian), the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with many Arabic loanwords. The literary form …

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  • 126Turkish literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the Turkish language.       The earliest Turkish literature was produced in Mongol controlled Anatolia during the later 13th century. Among the numerous Turkic dynasties of Central Asia, South Asia …

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  • 127Andrew's, St. —    1) ANDREW S, ST., a city, the seat of a university, and anciently the metropolitan see of Scotland, in the district of St. Andrew s, county of Fife, 39 miles (N. N. E.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the villages of Boarhills, Grange,… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 128Brian Mulroney — The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney PC, CC, GOQ 18th Prime Minister of Canada …

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