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Vaughan 1. Henry. 1622--95, Welsh mystic poet, best known for his Silex Scintillans (1650; 1655) 2. Dame Janet (Maria). 1899--1993, British physician and university official: helped set up Britain's first National Blood Transfusion Service (1939): after World War II, became Britain's expert on the effects of radiation on humans; Principal of Somerville College, Oxford (1945--67) 3. Sarah (Lois). 1924--90, US jazz vocalist and pianist, noted esp for her skill in vocal improvisation 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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| In feminine society as a rule he was apt to be constrained, but with Mary Vaughan it was different. The 'Metaphysical' religious
poets--Herbert, Crashaw, and Vaughan. I was on that hill when Vaughan burned ‘Sopus in the last war; and I saw the vessels come out of the Highlands as plain as I can see that lime- scow rowing into the Susquehanna, though one was twenty times farther from me than the other. |
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