GERALD MASSEY
\d͡ʒˈɛɹə͡ld mˈasɪ], \dʒˈɛɹəld mˈasɪ], \dʒ_ˈɛ_ɹ_əl_d m_ˈa_s_ɪ]\
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An English poet; born at Tring, May 29, 1828. In youth he worked in a silk-mill and as a straw-braider. He founded and edited the Spirit of Freedom in 1849, and was secretary of the Christian Socialists. He lectured in this country in 1873. He is a firm believer in spiritualism. The titles of his works are: "Ballad of Babe Christabel", etc. (5th ed.1855); "War Waits" (1855); "Havelock's March", etc. (1861); "My Lyrical Life" (1889); etc.
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.