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The men of genius that I fancy most have erectile heads like the cobra-di-capello.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics Various
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The mother wears on her head a snake, no doubt a cobra-di-capello, the symbol of her sovereignty.
The Spell of Egypt Robert Smythe Hichens 1907
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He would talk of finding a cobra-di-capello, or hooded snake, under his pillow in India, when he slept ashore there.
Redburn. His First Voyage Herman Melville 1855
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- The men of genius that I fancy most have erectile heads like the cobra-di-capello.
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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-- The men of genius that I fancy most have erectile heads like the cobra-di-capello.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
ruzuzu commented on the word cobra-di-capello
See serpent-charmer.
March 11, 2011