NOAH PORTER
\nˈə͡ʊʌ pˈɔːtə], \nˈəʊʌ pˈɔːtə], \n_ˈəʊ_ʌ p_ˈɔː_t_ə]\
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An eminent American clergyman, educator, and author; born at Farmington, Conn., Dec. 14, 1811; died in New Haven, Conn., March 4, 1892. In 1846 he was appointed professor of metaphysics at Yale University; and was president of that institution from 1871 to 1885. The most valuable of his numerous works are: "Human Intellect" (1868); "Books and Reading" (1870); "American Colleges and the American Public" (1870); "Moral Science" (1885).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.