VIRGILE PUCITELLI
\vˈɜːd͡ʒa͡ɪl pjˈuːsa͡ɪtə͡lˌi], \vˈɜːdʒaɪl pjˈuːsaɪtəlˌi], \v_ˈɜː_dʒ_aɪ_l p_j_ˈuː_s_aɪ_t_əl_ˌi]\
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An Italian poet, who died in Warsaw, 1669. He left his country to attach himself to the court of Wadislas IV., King of Poland, who made him his secretary, and sent him on various diplomatic missions. He received the title of Poet for the King, and composed for him several plays, among them: "Andromeda" (1634); "St. Cecilia", a musical drama; "The Rape of Helen" (1648); etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.