AMELIA OPIE
\ɐmˈiːli͡əɹ ˈə͡ʊpa͡ɪ], \ɐmˈiːliəɹ ˈəʊpaɪ], \ɐ_m_ˈiː_l_iə_ɹ ˈəʊ_p_aɪ]\
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An English writer, wife of John Opie the painter; born in Norwich, Nov. 12, 1769; died there, Dec. 2, 1853. Among her numerous tales, once highly popular, may be mentioned: "Father and Daughter"; "Murder Will Out"; "The Ruffian Boy"; "Temper"; "St. Valentine's Day"; "Illustrations of Lying". In 1825 she joined the Society of Friends, and after this only published "Detractions Displayed" and "Lays for the Dead".
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.