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Definition of Septentrions
1. septentrion [n] - See also: septentrion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Septentrions
Literary usage of Septentrions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Silence of Amor [and] Where the Forest Murmurs by William Sharp (1910)
"BEYOND THE BLUE septentrions TWO LEGENDS OF THE POLAR STARS The star Septentrion
is, for the peoples of the North and above all for the shepherd, ..."
2. Star-names and Their Meanings by Richard Hinckley Allen (1899)
"... has " beyond the blue septentrions "; while the word seems current as an
adjective in nearly all modem languages. Still there is nothing new in all this ..."
3. Fireside Travels by James Russell Lowell (1864)
"We graver-tempered and -mannered septentrions must give the pegs a screw or two
to bring our spirits up to nature's concert-pitch. ..."
4. The Writings of James Russell Lowell by James Russell Lowell (1890)
"We graver-tempered and -mannered septentrions must give the pegs a screw or two
to bring our spirits up to nature's concert-pitch. ..."
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