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Graves

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Graves  (gräv)
A region of southwest France in the Garonne River valley. The area is known for its fine table wines.
Graves  (grvz), Robert Ranke 1895-1985.
British writer and critic whose works include poetic delineations of his tour of service in World War I, love poems, and the critical work The White Goddess (1948).
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Noun1.Graves - English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves


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Carey constantly told his wife that if Josiah Graves did not take care he would give him a good rap over the knuckles one day; but Mrs.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
"Because," said the Man Leaning on a Spade, "I belong to the Gravediggers' National Extortion Society, and we have decided to limit the production of graves and get more money for the reduced output.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Yonder is the grave-island, the silent isle; yonder also are the graves of my youth.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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