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Cordovan, of Cordova

5. Gongora, bom in Cordova, 1561, died there, 1627. A Spanish lyric poet, noted as the founder of a highly metaphysical and artificial style, named from him " Gongorism," that had such a pemicious effect on a good many French writers.

6. Lucilius, bom about 180 B. C. A Latin satirical poet, author of Satura; un fleuve bourbeux qui entraine avec lui beaucoup de limon (quum flueret lutulentus . . . .) Horace, Sat. i, 4, 11.

7. Tage, Tagus, a river in the Spanish peninsula, celebrated for its golden sands.

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