Question

A poem titled for this phrase that claims “grief may be joy misunderstood / only the Good discerns the good” was written after the drowning death of Edward Barrett by (15[1])his sister, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This phrase titles an essay that asserts “wherever there is a romantic (-5[1])movement in art there somehow, and under some form, is Christ, or the soul of Christ.” It also ends the title of an 1845 book containing (15[1])such essays as (*) “Savannah-la-Mar” and “Levana and Our Ladies (15[1])of Sorrow.” This phrase, which follows a word meaning “sighs” in the title of a Thomas de Quincey collection, was used by Robert Ross to title a lengthy missive addressed to Lord Alfred Douglas. Psalm 130 is the origin (10[1])of, (10[1])for 10 points, what Latin phrase meaning “from (10[1])the depths” (10[1])that titles a letter from prison by Oscar Wilde? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: De Profundis [accept Suspiria de Profundis]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael Kearneynats is supposed to mean you all have gone softUG Championship Players (and Mazin)2915
Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry46-5
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry7215
Adam Silvermannats is supposed to mean you all have gone softColumbia B8115
Jason HongUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again12010
Mazin OmerWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainColumbia B12110
Daniel SheinbergUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Olmo (Bonus) Bagelry12910
Adam Silvermannats is supposed to mean you all have gone softmeet the new weird, same as the old weird13110
Juliet Mayermeet the new weird, same as the old weirdColumbia B14010
Daniel MaOlmo (Bonus) BagelryWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again14110

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2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%137.33
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