AUSTIN PHELPS
\ˈɔːstɪn fˈɛlps], \ˈɔːstɪn fˈɛlps], \ˈɔː_s_t_ɪ_n f_ˈɛ_l_p_s]\
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An American clergyman and author; born at West Brookfield, Mass., Jan. 7, 1820; died at Bar Harbor, Me., Oct. 13, 1890. He was pastor of the Pine Street Congregational Church, Boston, 1842-48; and professor of sacred rhetoric in Andover Theological Seminary, 1848-79. He was noted as an original writer and an eloquent preacher. His works include: "The Still Hour" (1859); "The New Birth" (1867); "Men and Books" (1882); "English Style in Public Discourse" (1883).
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.