MARCELLUS EMANTS
\mˈɑːsɛləs ɪmˈants], \mˈɑːsɛləs ɪmˈants], \m_ˈɑː_s_ɛ_l_ə_s ɪ_m_ˈa_n_t_s]\
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A Dutch poet and descriptive writer; born at Voorburg near The Hague, Aug. 12, 1848. His travels gave play to his keen observation and his poetical imagination: Among his best are: "A Journey through Sweden" (1877); "Monaco" (1878); "Along the Nile" (1884); "From Spain" (1886). He holds a permanent place in the literature of the Low Countries through his charming narrative poems "Lilith"; "The Shimmer of the Gods"; and his dramas "He"; and "A Crisis".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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