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51Donne, John — (1573 1631) Poet and divine, s. of a wealthy ironmonger in London, where he was b. Brought up as a Roman Catholic, he was sent to Oxf. and Camb., and afterwards entered Lincoln s Inn with a view to the law. Here he studied the points of… …
52Hayley, William — (1745 1820) Poet and biographer, was b. at Chichester, and ed. at Eton and Camb. Though overstrained and romantic, he had some literary ability, and was a good conversationalist. He was the friend of Cowper, whose Life he wrote; and it was to… …
53ὑπερτονέωσιν — ὑπερτονέω to be overstrained pres subj act 3rd pl (epic doric ionic aeolic) …
54overworked — adj 1 overworked employees overstrained, exhausted, worn out, overtaxed COLLOQ. stressed out 2 an overworked expression hackneyed, trite, stereotyped, worn, tired, unoriginal, stale, played out, commonplace, bromidic, cliché(e)d, threadbare …
55epitonic — /ep i tonˈik/ adjective Overstrained ORIGIN: Gr epitonos, from epi upon, and teinein to stretch …