VALERIAN KALINKA
\valˈi͡əɹɪən kˈe͡ɪlɪŋkə], \valˈiəɹɪən kˈeɪlɪŋkə], \v_a_l_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_n k_ˈeɪ_l_ɪ_ŋ_k_ə]\
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A Polish historian, political writer, and journalist; born in 1826; died in 1886. His masterwork, "The Great Diet", was intended to be a thorough study of the political history of Poland; only the first volume appeared (1880).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.