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|    Alice Meynell born (11/10/1867)    |
|    11 Oct 24 22:39:25    |
      From: benlizro@ihug.co.nz              British poet, editor, essayist, suffragist.              "She was considered for the position of Poet Laureate of the United       Kingdom twice, first in 1892 on the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and       later in 1913 on the death of Alfred Austin, but was never appointed to       the position." (Wiki)              A 1921 essay "The Second Person Singular" expresses regret at the loss       of _thou_ and _-est_ in English, leading to "the monotony of 'you'".              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Meynell              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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