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adjective, noun, adverb Scot. and North England.
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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Andrew, 1844–1912, Scottish poet, prose writer, and scholar.
Cos·mo Gordon [koz-moh], /ˈkɒz moʊ/, 1864–1945, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1928–42.
Fritz, 1890–1976, U.S. film director, born in Austria.
Pearl, 1921–2009, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
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Cosmo Gordon, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth. 1864–1945, British churchman; archbishop of Canterbury (1928–42)
Fritz. 1890–1976, Austrian film director, later in the US, most notable for his silent films, such as Metropolis (1926), M (1931), and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1932)
Jack (John Thomas). 1876–1975, controversial Labor premier of New South Wales from 1925–27 and from 1930–32, who introduced much social welfare legislation and was dismissed by the governor, Sir Philip Game, in 1932 for acting unconstitutionally
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