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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1648-1649
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Urania, prop. n. [17th c. Eng. Vrania (1615), L. Urania (the muse of astronomy), f. the Gk.] The title of a poem dealing with celestial themes. — a1649 Drummond I 86 title.
Vrania, or Spirituall Poems
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