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The brilliant Burgundy and sparkling Hock no longer mantle in our glass; but Barclay's beer -- nectar of gods and coalheavers -- mixed with hippocrene -- the Muses '"cold without" -- is at present our only beverage.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 Various
Gammerstang commented on the word hippocrene
noun literary
noun: Hippocrene
used to refer to poetic or literary inspiration.
January 16, 2018
stuartmathergibson commented on the word hippocrene
hippocrene
poetic or literary inspiration
May 18, 2022