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Mimnermus (mĭmnûr`məs), fl. late 7th cent. B.C., Greek elegiac poet of Colophon in Ionia. Only fragments of his poetry survive. Although he mainly wrote love poetry, he did write some martial and historical verse as well. His work is marked by tenderness and melancholy sentiment. One collection was called Nanno, for a girl he loved. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After, for instance, all of Annie's plots to gain love fail her, she turns to education and poetry: "Twists to Plato, Aeschylus, / Seneca and Mimnermus, / Pliny, Dionysius . |
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