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  1. 1870-1945. British poet who became closely
  2. associated in London with Oscar Wilde.
  3. Douglas's father, the 9th Marquess of
  4. Queensberry, strongly disapproved of the
  5. relationship and called Wilde a `posing
  6. Somdomite' (sic). Wilde's action for libel
  7. ultimately resulted in his own imprisonment.
  8.