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Xenien

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The name, derived from Martial, of a series of stinging epigrams issued at one time by Goethe and Schiller, which created a great sensation and gave offence to many, causing "the solemn empire of dulness to quake from end to end."

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Xenien'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​x/xenien.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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