PETER MARKOE
\pˈiːtə mˈɑːkə͡ʊ], \pˈiːtə mˈɑːkəʊ], \p_ˈiː_t_ə m_ˈɑː_k_əʊ]\
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An American poet; born in Santa Cruz, W. I., about 1753; died in Philadelphia about 1792. He published a tragedy, "The Patriot Chief" (1783); "Miscellaneous Poems" (1787); a poem called "The Times" (1788); and "Reconciliation", a comic opera (1790).
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.