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Lawes

[ lawz ]

noun

  1. Henry Harry, 1596–1662, English composer.
  2. Lewis E(dward), 1883–1947, U.S. penologist.


Lawes

/ lɔːz /

noun

  1. LawesHenry15961662MEnglishMUSIC: composer Henry. 1596–1662, English composer, noted for his music for Milton's masque Comus (1634) and for his settings of some of Robert Herrick's poems
  2. LawesWilliam16021645MEnglishMUSIC: composer his brother, William . 1602–45, English composer, noted for his harmonically experimental instrumental music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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From the latter MS. it would appear that these lines were sung as a kind of trio by Lawes and the two brothers.

Mr. Lawes, the famous musician and friend of Milton, was set to composing music for the occasion.

His life was devoted to the study of soils and crops in conjunction with Sir John Lawes.

Lawes and Gilbert had satisfied themselves by their experiments on pigs that fat was undoubtedly produced from carbohydrates.

Mr John Lawes had begun experiments in 1837 on growing plants in pots with various manures.

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