LASZLO ARANY
\lˈaszlə͡ʊ ˈaɹəni], \lˈaszləʊ ˈaɹəni], \l_ˈa_s_z_l_əʊ ˈa_ɹ_ə_n_i]\
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A Hungarian poet; born at Nagy-Szalonta, March 24, 1844. Son of the preceding; member of the Academy since 1872; author of "Elfrida", a poetical tale (1868, prize); "The Battle of the Huns" (1874); "The Hero of Disenchantment", a humorous epic (1873), which won a prize and ranks among the best productions of Hungarian literature.
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.