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51Pointedness — Pointed Point ed, a. 1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. [1913… …
52epigram — noun Etymology: Middle English epigrame, from Latin epigrammat , epigramma, from Greek, from epigraphein to write on, inscribe, from epi + graphein to write more at carve Date: 15th century 1. a concise poem dealing pointedly and often… …
53sententious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, full of meaning, from Latin sententiosus, from sententia sentence, maxim Date: 1509 1. a. given to or abounding in aphoristic expression b. given to or abounding in excessive moralizing 2. terse, aphoristic,… …
54epigrammatically — adverb see epigrammatic …
55Alfred Edward Housman — (pronEng|ˈhaʊsmən; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was a classical scholar and English poet best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad . Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems were mostly written …
56Domitian — For other people named Domitian, see Domitian (disambiguation). Domitian 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire Bust of Domitian, Capitoline Museum, Rome …
57Pre-Socratic philosophy — The Pre Socratic Greek philosophers were active before Socrates or contemporaneously, but expounding knowledge developed earlier. The popularity of the term originates with Hermann Diels work Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker ( The Fragments of the …
58Pliny the Elder — Gaius or Caius Plinius Secundus, (AD 23 – August 25, AD 79), better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient author, naturalist or natural philosopher and naval and military commander of some importance who wrote Naturalis Historia . He is known… …
59Oswald Mosley — For other people named Oswald Mosley, see Oswald Mosley (disambiguation). Oswald Mosley Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster In office 7 June 1929 – 19 May 1930 …
60Natural History (Pliny) — Naturalis Historia, 1669 edition, title page. The title at the top reads: Volume I of the Natural History of Gaius Plinius Secundus. The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the… …
