Leconte de Lisle
Americannoun
noun
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Duparc chose his poets with care; here, Baudelaire, Leconte de Lisle, and Jean Lahor.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2012
A whole group of French writers, such as Proudhon, Delacroix, Leconte de Lisle, Flaubert, Leblond, and Faguet agree in attributing our social malaise to life in great towns.
From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph
So the reader of Leconte de Lisle may be excused if he resents the sudden apparition of such strange words as "bobres," "bigaylles," and "pennbaz" in the text of this charming poet.
From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund
Leconte de Lisle is unsparing with the results of his erudition, and this probably confirms the popular notion of his remoteness.
From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund
The gesture counts alone with these youthful "Fumistes"—as Leconte de Lisle had christened their predecessors.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
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