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"The Veils; or the Triumph of Constancy." In the digital collection British Women Romantic Poets. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/FranEVeils. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2025.
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PERSONS OF THE POEM.
Mortals.
ALFRED.
ALONZO.
ELVIRA.
EVELINA.
HENRY.
LEONORA.
MARIA.
MIRANDA.
Gnomes. ALBRUNO.
ADAMAS Diamond
AMIANTHA Amianthus
AMMONIAS Ammoniumof ammonia
ARGYROS Silver
ASBESTOS Mountain flax
AVENTURINE A sparry gem
BARION Bariummetallic basis of barytes
BARYTES An earth
BASALTES Basalt
CALCION Calciummetallic basis of chalk
CALCIOS Chalk
CALAMINA Zinc
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CARBON Charcoal
CHALCOS Copper
CHALYBS Steel
CHRYSOS Gold
COBALTO A metal
GLUCINE An earth
GRANITES Granite
HYDRARGYRAS Quicksilver
IRIDION A metal
ITTRIA An earth
KASSITEROS Tin or pewter
MAGNESIOS Magnesia
MAGNETES Magnet
MAGNIOS Magunim [sicMagnium]metallic basis of magnesia* 1.1
MARMAROS Marble
MOLYBDOS Lead
NICKEL A metal
NITRON Nitre
OPHITES Serpentine
OREICHALCON Brass
OROS Mountain
OSMION Osmium
PALLADION Palladium
PLATINA A metal
PLUMBAGO Black lead
PORPHYRITES Porphyry
SCHISTOS Shist
SIDEROS Iron
SIENITOS Sienite
SILEXIS Silex
SODION Sodiummetallic basis of soda
SOLFARA Sulphur
STEATYTE Soap rock
STRONTIA An earth
STRONTIAS Strontiummetallic basis of strontia
STYPTERION Allumine
TELLURIO A metal
THEION Sulphur
TITANOS Chalk
ZIRCON An earth
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Sylphs. ARIEL.
ACTIN Sunbeam
AURELIO
BRONTE Thunder
CERULEO
DROSA Dew
ELECTRON Lightning
IRIS Rainbow
KERAUNOS Thunderbolt
NEPHOS Cloud
OMBRA Shower
SCIROCCO The south-east wind
THUELLA Storm
PYRIDAE. PYROS.
ALEINOS Hot
ANTHRAX Lighted coal
ANTHRACHIS Lighted coal
CAUSIMOS Apt for burning
CHLIAROTES Warmth
CHLIAROS Warmth
EMPREESMOS A flame or fire, a burning
EMPYROS Fiery, that which contains fire
IGNICOMUS Fiery hair
KAPNOS Smoke
LAMPEDON Flash
MARMARYGOS Brightness
MICANTE Glittering
PERUSTOS Perustus, Lat. burnt up, or scorched
PERICAUTHEIS Perustus, Lat. burnt up, or scorched
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PHLEGON Burningthe name of one of the horses of Apollo
PHLOGOS Flame
PYRENEMOS Wind of fire
PYRIGENES Child of fire
PYRAUSTES Fire-fly
PYROPHOROS Fire-bearer
PYROSTHENES Ignipotent
PYRODES Fiery, burning hot
PYRIDES Son of Pyros
SCINTILLUS Spark
SPINTHERA Spark
SPINTHEROS Spark
SPODOS Ashes
THERMOTES Heat
THERMOS Heat
THERMANTICOS Having the power of making warm
THERMASION Thermesiawarmth, heat
Hydidae. MARINO.
CLYDON Tide
CUMA Wave
CUMOS Wave
DELPHINO Dolphin
LYMNORIA From Λυμνοζ, a lake
LYMNOCHARIS
MARGUERITA Pearl
POTAMOS River
PLEMMYRA Flowing
PLEMURA Flowing
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Notes
* 1.1
[Note in manuscript hand changes Magunim to Magnium.]