ELKANAH SETTLE
\ˈɛlkanə sˈɛtə͡l], \ˈɛlkanə sˈɛtəl], \ˈɛ_l_k_a_n_ə s_ˈɛ_t_əl]\
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An English playwright and poet; born at Dunstable, 1648; died at London, 1723. His chief plays are: "The Empress of Morocco" (1673); "Love and Revenge" (1675); "Pastor Fido, or the Faithful Shepherd" (1677), after Guarini; "The Female Prelate; or, The Life and Death of Pope Joan" (1680); "Distressed Innocence; or, The Princess of Persia" (1682).
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.