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Bay City

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Place of trade, and of importance as a great railway centre in Michigan, U.S.; the third city in it.

Bausset

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Cardinal, born at Pondicherry, who wrote the Lives of Bossuet and Fénélon (1748-1824).

Bayadere

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A dancing-girl in India, dressed in loose Eastern costume.

Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli

English novelist and politician, born in London; son of Isaac D'Israeli, littérateur, and thus of Jewish parentage; was baptised at the age of 12; educated under a Unitarian minister; studied law, ...

Earl of Arlington Henry Bennet

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Served under Charles I., and accompanied Charles II. in his exile; a prominent member of the famous Cabal; being impeached when in office, lost favour and retired into private life (1618-1685).

Émile Augier

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Able French dramatist, produced brilliant comedies for the French stage through a period of 40 years, all distinctly on the side of virtue. His only rivals were Dumas fils and M. Sardou (1820-1889).

Elizabeth Barton

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The Maid of Kent, a poor country servant-girl, born in Kent, subject from nervous debility to trances, in which she gave utterances ascribed by Archbishop Warham to divine inspiration, till her ...