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  • 41Bondage (BDSM) — In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. Bondage is usually, but not always, a sexual practice. The paraphilia of being sexually aroused by bondage is sometimes known as vincilagnia. BDSM …

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  • 42Ode on a Grecian Urn — Tracing of an engraving of the Sosibios vase by Keats Ode on a Grecian …

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  • 43Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda — y Arteaga (March 23, 1814 February 1, 1873) was a Cuban writer of the 19th century.LifeGertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, widely known as la Avellaneda, was born in Puerto Príncipe, Cuba. She came from a noble background; her father, Manuel …

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  • 44Glossary of BDSM — This glossary of BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism, Masochism) terms defines terms commonly used in the BDSM community.BDSM activities are described as play in BDSM terminology [Wiseman, Jay (2001) Ten Tips For The Novice,… …

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  • 45King Arthur (opera) — King Arthur or, The British Worthy (Z. 628), is an opera in five acts composed by Henry Purcell to a libretto by John Dryden. The opera was first performed at the Queen s Theatre, Dorset Garden, London, in late May or early June of 1691 [ The… …

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  • 46François Bernier — (1625 ndash;1688) was a French physician and traveler, born at Joué Etiau /Anjou. For 12 years he was the personal physician of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.His 1684 publication Nouvelle division de la terre par les différentes espèces ou races… …

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  • 47Kullervo (Sibelius) — Kullervo, Op. 7 is an early symphonic poem for soloists, chorus and orchestra, written by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865– 1957).The work, based on the character of Kullervo from the epic poem Kalevala , premiered to great critical… …

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  • 48History of rape — The concept of rape, both as an abduction and in the sexual sense (not always distinguishable), makes its first historical appearance in early religious texts. In antiquity and mythologyIn Greek mythology, for example, the rape of women, as… …

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  • 49Rape — This article is about a form of sexual assault. For other uses, see Rape (disambiguation). Sexual assault Classification and external resources …

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  • 50The Queen's Exchange — is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Richard Brome.Publication and performance The Queen s Exchange was first published in 1657, in a quarto issued by the bookseller Henry Brome. (Henry Brome was reportedly no relation to the… …

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