de la Mare

[ duhluh-mair, del-uh -mair ]

/ də lə ˈmɛər, ˈdɛl ə ˌmɛər /

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noun

Walter (John), 1873–1956, English poet, novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.

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Delacroix, Delagoa Bay, delaine, Delaine Merino, de la Madrid Hurtado, de la Mare, Delamater, delaminate, delamination, De Lancey, De Land

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How to use de la Mare in a sentence

Mr. de la Mare is at the opposite pole to poets so robustly at ease with experience as Browning and Whitman.
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd
Mr. Squire would feel as out of place in a hedge as would Mr. de la Mare.
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd
I am tempted to think that Mr. de la Mare is the kind of poet more likely to grow in England than America.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
The haunting beauty of Mr. de la Mare's delicate art springs from an ear of superlative tenderness and sophistication.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley

As for Mr. de la Mare himself, he is a modest man and keeps behind his songs.
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British Dictionary definitions for de la Mare

de la Mare

/ (də lɑː mɛə) /

noun

Walter (John). 1873–1956, English poet and novelist, noted esp for his evocative verse for children. His works include the volumes of poetry The Listeners and Other Poems (1912) and Peacock Pie (1913) and the novel Memoirs of a Midget (1921)

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