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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A mountain, 1,749 (5,738 ft) high, of central Greece. It was the legendary abode of the Muses and was sacred to Apollo.
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Examples
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Instead of imitating Homer, the poet should imitate nature: “drink where he drank, at the true Helicon, that is, at the breast of nature.”
Dictionary of the History of Ideas A. OWEN ALDRIDGE 1968
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The wimpling burn is never called Helicon nor the heathery braes
Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets George Reid 1862
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Except for Helicon which is an odd bird in the world of record companies, the financial state of the rest of the companies is very bad.
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Except for Helicon which is an âodd birdâ in the world of record companies, the financial state of the rest of the companies is very bad.
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Except for Helicon which is an âodd birdâ in the world of record companies, the financial state of the rest of the companies is very bad.
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Except for Helicon which is an odd bird in the world of record companies, the financial state of the rest of the companies is very bad.
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England's "Helicon" (1600), remain to show us the sweetness, beauty, and rarity of these songs.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Least of all should the relation which the illustrious founder of this order sustains to the later development be omitted in any such history, -- 'the prince and mirror of all chivalry,' the patron of the young English Muse, whose untimely fate keeps its date for ever green, and fills the air of this new 'Helicon' with immortal lamentations.
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Delia Bacon 1835
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Stuart took over bass duties for "Helicon" and Barry added guitar on the monstrous riffage of set closer "Batcat."
The Big Takeover 2009
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[The morning after his arrival he breakfasted with Admiral Hornby, who sent him over to Tangier in the "Helicon," giving the Bishop of
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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