sylphid

  • 61nymph — n 1. sylph, sylphid, nymphet, wood or mountain nymph; water nymph, water sprite, undine, ondine, sea maid, sea maiden, mermaid; Ail Class. Myth. dryad, hamadryad, oread, naiad, Oceanid, Nereid, Siren, Rom. Legend.Napaea, Roman Religion.Camena,… …

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  • 62Lytton, Edward George Earle, First Barron Of Lytton — (1803 1873)    Born in London, the son of William Earle Bulwer of Heydon Hall, Norfolk. His tutor encouraged him to publish a collection of poems, Ismael, in 1820. He graduated M.A. from Trinity Hall in 1835 and received the honorary degree of… …

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  • 63sylph —   n. spirit of air; slim girl.    ♦ sylphic,    ♦ sylphid, a …

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  • 64UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …

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