ALONZO LEWIS
\ɐlˈɒnzə͡ʊ lˈuːiz], \ɐlˈɒnzəʊ lˈuːiz], \ɐ_l_ˈɒ_n_z_əʊ l_ˈuː_i_z]\
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An American poet, known as the "Lynn bard"; born in Lynn, Mass., Aug. 28, 1794; died there, Jan. 21, 1861. He was the author of "Forest Flowers and Sea Shells", which reached ten editions, and "History of Lynn" (1829; 2d ed. 1844). N. P. Willis spoke highly of his poems.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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