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  • 41Thomas Gray — Infobox Writer name = Thomas Gray caption = birthdate = birth date|1716|12|26|mf=y birthplace = Cornhill, London, England deathdate = death date|1771|7|30|mf=y deathplace = Cambridge, England occupation = Poet, historianThomas Gray (December 26,… …

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  • 42George Gascoigne — (c. 1535 ndash; October 7, 1577) was an English poet. He was the eldest son of Sir John Gascoigne of Cardington, Bedfordshire.Early lifeHe was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and on leaving the university is supposed to have joined the… …

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  • 43cywydd — /ku widh/, n. Pros. a form of meter in Welsh poetry consisting of rhyming couplets, each line having seven syllables: first used in the 14th century. [1950 55; < Welsh; OWelsh couid song, metrical composition; c. OIr cubaid harmonious, rhyming] * …

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  • 44lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.&#8230; …

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  • 45metrics — /me triks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the science of meter. 2. the art of metrical composition. [1895 1900; see METRIC2, ICS] * * * …

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  • 46Yajur-Veda — /yuj oor vay deuh, vee /, n. Hinduism. a Samhita, containing a collection of sacrificial formulas. Cf. Veda. [ < Skt yajus term for ritual formulas not in strict metrical composition + veda VEDA] * * * …

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  • 47Donatus of Fiesole — • Irish teacher and poet, Bishop of Fiesole, about 829 876 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Donatus of Fiesole     Donatus of Fiesole      …

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  • 48Thomas Stephens —     Thomas Stephens     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Thomas Stephens     (Also known in India as PADRE ESTEVÄO or ESTEVAM; less familiarly PADRE BUSTEN, BUSTON, or DE BUBSTON)     Born about 1549 at Bulstan, Wiltshire; died in 1619 at Goa, India. He …

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  • 49versification — noun The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition. See Also: verse, versificator, versificatrix, versifier, versify …

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  • 50monostrophe — noun A metrical composition having a single strophe See Also: monostrophic …

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