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Domett

[ dom-it ]

noun

  1. Alfred, 1811–87, British government official and poet: prime minister of New Zealand 1862.


Domett

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. DomettAlfred18111887MNew ZealandEnglishWRITING: poetPOLITICS: colonial administratorPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Alfred. 1811–87, New Zealand poet, colonial administrator, and statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1862–63)
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I did vanish from the sight of my friends for years, but only in the attempt to conquer paint, not to achieve money or kingship, like the original Alfred Domett, called Waring in the poem.

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Ms. Domett, who runs the Auckland flight crew school, said it was critical that flight attendants felt that their job was valued by the airline.

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“It’s a fun, glamorous job,” said Nicole Domett, chief executive of Travel Careers and Training in Auckland, New Zealand, who has sent a few students to Emirates.

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Having an independency, Alfred Domett lingered in London society for a time,—one of the handsomest and most attractive men there,—till he was induced to emigrate to New Zealand, to join his cousin, William Young, the son of the London shipowner, George Frederick Young, who had bought a large tract of land in the islands.

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Waring was the name given by the poet to his friend Mr. Alfred Domett, C.M.G., son of Mr. Nathaniel Domett, born at Camberwell, May 20th, 1811.

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