GAUCELM FAIDIT
\ɡˈɔːsɛlm fˈe͡ɪdɪt], \ɡˈɔːsɛlm fˈeɪdɪt], \ɡ_ˈɔː_s_ɛ_l_m f_ˈeɪ_d_ɪ_t]\
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A Provencal troubadour; born in Uzerche, Limousin, and flourished 1180-1216 or 1190-1240. He was evidently both gifted and magnetic, as Richard the Lion-Hearted, various prelates, and the beautiful Guillelma were all fascinated by him. For years he wandered, singing as he went, with Guillelma following him; accompanying Richard on his crusade to the Holy Land, and mourning that monarch's death in a magnificent song. Some sixty of his pieces are preserved, and they are tender and sweet.
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.