De Vere
SIR AUBREY, an Irish poet; born in Currah Chase, Aug. 28, 1788. His works are: "Julian the Apostate; a Dramatic Poem" (1822); "The Duke of Mercia: a Historical Drama," the volume containing also "The Lamentations of Ireland" (1823); "The Song of Faith," (1842); ; and Historical Drama" a "Mary Tudor: (1847). His sonnets Wordsworth declared to be "the most perfect of our age." He died July 5, 1846.
DEVI (dā'vē), in Hindu mythology, "the goddess," or Mahadevi "the great goddess," wife of the god Shiva and daughter of Himavit (that is, the Himalaya Mountains) She is represented as being of two characters, one gentle, the other fierce, and it is under the latter aspect that she is generally worshipped.