KASPAR VAN BARLAEUS
\kˈaspɑː vˈan bˈɑːliːəs], \kˈaspɑː vˈan bˈɑːliːəs], \k_ˈa_s_p_ɑː v_ˈa_n b_ˈɑː_l_iː__ə_s]\
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A Dutch poet, historian, and learned writer; born in Antwerp, Feb. 12, 1584; died in Amsterdam, Jan. 14, 1648. His "Poems", mostly Latin, are not fiery, but his "History of Brazil under Maurice of Nassau" is decidedly so; and he composed also numerous fine orations, the influence he exercised upon thought being very considerable.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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