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 Moros.Morrel. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Morpheus (2 syl., the Sleeper).
 
Son of Sleep, and god of dreams: so called because he gives these airy nothings their form and fashion.   1
 


 Moros.Morrel. 

 
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