ANTOINE JAY
\ˈantɔ͡ɪn d͡ʒˈe͡ɪ], \ˈantɔɪn dʒˈeɪ], \ˈa_n_t_ɔɪ_n dʒ_ˈeɪ]\
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A French critic, essayist, and biographer; born in Guitres, Gironde, Oct. 20, 1770; died at Lagorce, April 9, 1855. His early essays on literature won prizes from the French Academy, the reputation thus obtained being fully borne out by his work as an editor on the Journal de Paris; by the "History of Cardinal Richelieu's Ministry"; and the "Biographies of Contemporaries", to which he contributed numerous articles. His "Eulogy of Corneille" and "Hermits in Prison" are much quoted.
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.