GIUSEPPE PARINI
\d͡ʒˈɪjuːsˌɛp pe͡əɹˈiːnɪ], \dʒˈɪjuːsˌɛp peəɹˈiːnɪ], \dʒ_ˈɪ_j_uː_s_ˌɛ_p p_eə_ɹ_ˈiː_n_ɪ]\
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An Italian lyric and satiric poet; born in the village of Bosisio in the Milanese, May 22, 1729; died at Milan, Aug. 15, 1799. His chief work is a social satire in four parts, called "Morning", "Noon", "Evening", and "Night", afterward collected and named "Day". ("Works", 6 vols., 1801-4.)
By Charles Dudley Warner
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