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Domett

American  
[dom-it] / ˈdɒm ɪt /

noun

  1. Alfred, 1811–87, British government official and poet: prime minister of New Zealand 1862.


Domett British  
/ ˈdɒmɪt /

noun

  1. Alfred. 1811–87, New Zealand poet, colonial administrator, and statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1862–63)

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By the allusions in the sixth and eighth stanzas it is clear that the poem was inscribed to Alfred Domett, the poet's well-loved friend immortalised as "Waring".

From Life of Robert Browning by William Sharp

This winter of 1834-5 witnessed the birth, perhaps also the extinction, of an amateur periodical, established by some of Mr. Browning's friends; foremost among these the young Dowsons, afterwards connected with Alfred Domett.

From Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Robert Browning

This left a gap which appears to have been filled by the Hon. Alfred Domett.

From Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue by A. D. Burns

The poem," says Mr. Rossiter Johnson in "Famous Single and Fugitive Poems," "is persistently attributed to Alfred Domett; but in a letter to me, Feb.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett

Among the interesting comments on the marriage was Joseph Arnould’s letter to Alfred Domett, under date of November of that year.

From The Brownings Their Life and Art by Lilian Whiting

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