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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Regulus eye. (Cf. e.m.E. regulus a bright star in the constellation Leo (1559), the metallic form of antimony (1594), the golden-crested wren (1704), etc., L. regulus, dimin. of rex king.) ? —1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. (1681) i 27.
Why Regulus eye makes men leave breath? Why spiders bite, them dance to death?
