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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Caryophyllaceae .
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Straightway came Asterion, whom Cometes begat by the waters of eddying
The Argonautica 2008
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Straightway came Asterion, whom Cometes begat by the waters of eddying
The Argonautica Apollonius Rhodius
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Spathura, the crest and frills of Lophornis, the sapphire gorget burning on the snow-white breast of Oreotrochilus, the fiery tail of Cometes, and, amongst grotesque forms, the long pointed crest-feathers, representing horns, and flowing-white beard adorning the piebald goat-like face of Oxypogon.
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Constitution physique des Cometes; Annuaire de '1832, p. 203, 208.
COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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The stony mass, too, bears down Cometes, a friend, who is standing at a short distance; nor does Rhœtus {then} restrain his joy, {and} he says, ‘In such manner do I pray that the rest of the throng of thy party may be brave;’ and {then} he increases the wound, redoubled with the half-burnt stake, and three or four times he breaks the sutures of his head with heavy blows, and its bones sink within the oozing brains.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations 43 BC-18? Ovid 1847
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Luftdruckes auf das Gehor "(Frankfort, 1835);" Observations sur l'influence des Cometes "(1836);" Pan, a Pastoral "(Brussels, 1840);
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Charles II. betrayed any symptoms of curiosity or fear?] [Footnote 8111: Compare Pingre, Histoire des Cometes.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765
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