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  • 21The Minstrel Boy — This article is about the song. For the novel by A. J. Cronin, see The Minstrel Boy (novel). The Minstrel Boy is an Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old Irish air. It is widely… …

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  • 22The Seven Songs of Merlin — infobox Book | name = The Seven Songs of Merlin title orig = translator = image caption = author = T. A. Barron illustrator = cover artist = country = U.S.A. language = English series = The Lost Years of Merlin genre = Fantasy publisher =… …

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  • 23harp — [[t]hɑrp[/t]] n. 1) mad a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers 2) a harp shaped… …

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  • 24To harp on one string — Harp Harp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Harped} (h[aum]rpt) p. pr. & vb. n. {Harping}.] [AS. hearpian. See {Harp}, n.] 1. To play on the harp. [1913 Webster] I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps. Rev. xiv. 2. [1913 Webster] 2. To dwell… …

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  • 25The Devil and Daniel Webster — This article is about the short story. For other uses, see The Devil and Daniel Webster (disambiguation). The Devil and Daniel Webster   Author(s) …

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  • 26harp — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)p[/t]] harps, harping, harped N VAR: oft the N A harp is a large musical instrument consisting of a row of strings stretched from the top to the bottom of a frame. You play the harp by plucking the strings with your fingers. Phrasal… …

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  • 27harp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hearpe; akin to Old High German harpha harp Date: before 12th century 1. a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and… …

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  • 28harp — /hap / (say hahp) noun 1. a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame (comprising a sounding board, a pillar, and a curved neck) and strings stretched between sounding board and neck and plucked with the fingers. 2. Music Colloquial a… …

  • 29harp — n. & v. n. a large upright roughly triangular musical instrument consisting of a frame housing a graduated series of vertical strings, played by plucking with the fingers. v.intr. 1 (foll. by on, on about) talk repeatedly and tediously about. 2… …

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  • 30The Long and Winding Road — Single infobox Name = The Long and Winding Road Artist = The Beatles from Album = Let It Be B side = For You Blue Released = 11 May 1970 (USA) Format = vinyl record (7 ) Recorded = 26 January 1969 Genre = Ballad Length = 3:37 (original album)… …

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