HERMANN HOLTY
\hˈɜːmən hˈə͡ʊlti], \hˈɜːmən hˈəʊlti], \h_ˈɜː_m_ə_n h_ˈəʊ_l_t_i]\
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A German poet; born in Ulzen, Hanover, Nov. 4, 1828; died at Rehburg, Aug. 16, 1887. He became a clergy-man, and held various pastorates in Hanover. His "Songs and Ballads", "Alpine Charms", "From the German Olympus", and various other volumes, have given him his place in literature. He is a pleasing minor poet.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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