Vaughan

(vôn), Henry Known as "the Silurist." 1622-1695.

Welsh metaphysical poet whose works include Silex Scintillans (1650-1655).

Vaughan

, Sarah 1924-1990.

American jazz singer known for her complex bebop phrasing and her scat-singing virtuosity.

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Vaughan

(vɔːn)

1. (Biography) Henry. 1622–95, Welsh mystic poet, best known for his Silex Scintillans (1650; 1655)

2. (Biography) Dame Janet (Maria). 1899–1993, British physician and university official: helped set up Britain's first National Blood Transfusion Service (1939): after World War II, became Britain's expert on the effects of radiation on humans; Principal of Somerville College, Oxford (1945–67)

3. (Biography) Sarah (Lois). 1924–90, US jazz vocalist and pianist, noted esp for her skill in vocal improvisation

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Vaughan

(vɔn)

n.

1. Henry, 1622–95, English poet and mystic.

2. Sarah (Lois), 1924–90, U.S. jazz singer.

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They were bequeathed to the gallery by collector Henry Vaughan on condition they were 'exhibited to the public all at one time, free of charge, during January'.

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(1) Wulf Datow, "The Water-fall von Henry Vaughan (1621-1695)," NS, 15 (1966), 410-20.

Vaughan's "The Water-fall" and protestant meditation

The topics discussed include iconographies of text and the construction of sacred space in Medieval church wall painting, the Imitatio Francisci of Margery Kempe, sacred space in Laudian England, Henry Vaughan's church in the wilderness, Wordsworth's sources of the abbey-meditation tradition in the 18th century, church and chapel architecture in Victorian Britain, and whether the modern world is disenchanted.

Sacred text, sacred space; architectural, spiritual and literary convergences in England and Wales

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He engages in a running dialogue with other writers ranging from Henry Vaughan the metaphysical poet to contemporaries like Kenneth Koch.

Harry Mathews. The New Tourism

Lok's example was subsequently taken up by her son, Henry Lok and followed by reformed writers like Henry Vaughan and Thomas Traherne.

Kimberly Anne Coles, Religion, Reform, and Women's Writing in Early Modern England