JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY
\d͡ʒˈɒn bˈɔ͡ɪl ə͡ʊɹˈa͡ɪli], \dʒˈɒn bˈɔɪl əʊɹˈaɪli], \dʒ_ˈɒ_n b_ˈɔɪ_l əʊ_ɹ_ˈaɪ_l_i]\
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An Irish-American poet and prose-writer, for a long time editor of the Pilot, Boston; born near Drogheda, Ireland, June 28, 1844; died at Hull, Mass., Aug. 10, 1890. His works comprise: "Songs of the Southern Seas" (1873); "Moondyne" (1878); and many fugitive poems and stories. He was part author of "The King's Men" (1884).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
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