Domett

American

[dom-it] / ˈdɒm ɪt /

noun

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

Domett British

/ ˈdɒmɪt /

noun

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

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Alfred Domett landed to find his cousin drowned.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

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 Sharp, William

Domett, ib.;joins the Channel fleet, 289;takes command of the fleet, 296;list of the fleet under his command, June 23rd, 1795, ii.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II by Ross, John, Sir

Waring, who stands for Alfred Domett, is an interesting figure in Colonial history as well as a minor light among poets.

From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald

The following obituary notice of Alfred Domett, by Dr. Furnivall, appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette of November 9th, 1887.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

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