Dowson

[ dou-suhn ]

noun
  1. Ernest (Christopher), 1867–1900, English poet.

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How to use Dowson in a sentence

  • Her woman's name was Mrs. Dowson and she was a quiet decent body who would manage the household.

    Robin | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Ernest Dowson's most beautiful verses are on the Extreme Unction.

  • A son of Mr. Benjamin Dowson, merchant, of Geldeston, he was born in 1800.

    Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie
  • In the poetry of Ernest Dowson he read something of his own failure to realise the things he had hoped for.

    The Loom of Youth | Alec Waugh
  • Mr. Dowson, dimly conscious that something was wrong, stopped and puffed hard at his pipe.

British Dictionary definitions for Dowson

Dowson

/ (ˈdaʊsən) /


noun
  1. Ernest (Christopher). 1867–1900, English Decadent poet noted for his lyric Cynara

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