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Robert Burns , Burns, Robert
Born: January 25, 1759
Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dumfries, Scotland
Scottish poet
Intense feeling and technical skill characterizes t… -ASTER , poem XVI. — (O)F. poème or L. poēma — Gr. póēma, early var. of poíēma work, fiction, poetical work, f. poeîn, poieîn make, create, rel. to Skr. cinṓt… Round , round / round/ • adj. 1. shaped like or approximately like a circle or cylinder: she was seated at a small, round table. ∎ having a curved shape like… Eugene (gladstone) Oneill , Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) was among the foremost dramatists of the America theater. His main concern was with the anguish and turmoil that wrack the… Will-o-the-wisp , will-o'-the-wisp / ˈwil ə [voicedth]ə ˈwisp/ • n. an ignis fatuus. ∎ fig. a person or thing that is difficult or impossible to find, reach, or catch.… O Salutaris Hostia , O Salutaris Hostia (O saving victim). RC hymn sung at Benediction and some other services to plainsong melody or one of many comp. settings.
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