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The old capital of Finland and seat of the government, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
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The old capital of Picardy, on the Somme, with a cathedral begun in 1220, described as the "Parthenon of Gothic architecture," and by Ruskin as "Gothic, clear of Roman tradition and of Arabian taint, Gothic pure, authoritative, unsurpassable, and unaccusable"; possesses other buildings of interest; was the birthplace of Peter the Hermit, and is celebrated for a treaty of peace between France and England concluded in 1802.
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The operation of pricking an affected part with a needle, and leaving it for a short time in it, sometimes for as long as an hour.
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The patron saint of beggars and pilgrims, represented in art with a staff and in a pilgrim's habit; sometimes lying on a mat, with a letter in his hand, dying.
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The philosophical name for the uncreated Creator, or creating cause of all things, dependent on nothing external to itself.
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The popular Prime Minister of Louis XII., who, as such, reduced the Public burdens, and as the Pope's legate in France effected a great reform among the religious orders; is said to have died immensely rich (1460-1510).
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The real host, the man who provides the feast, as Zeus proved himself to the household to be when he visited Alcmene.
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