desiderata

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  • The following list of desiderata was found among his papers, after his decease. —  Lives of the English Poets
  • It followed from these views, that the great desiderata were to ascertain what these means were. —  A Residence in France
  • Exploring the afterlife of this legendary Spanish writer in the poetic culture of the United States, Mayhew examines how Lorca in English translation has become a specifically American poet, adapted to American cultural and ideological desiderata-one that bears little resemblance to the original corpus, or even to Lorca's Spanish legacy. —  The Chicago Blog
  • REF: bum2008-desiderata. blogspot.com making a re-apprearance. —  SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator
  • Nevertheless, the man in the race who really answers to Brooks 'desiderata is McCain. —  Power Line
 

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