Empson

[ emp-suh n ]

/ ˈɛmp sən /

noun

William,1906–84, English critic and poet.

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Examples from the Web for empson

Things turn out be more ambiguous than they looked (which Empson would have appreciated).
Why We Should Read "Israeli Army Fiction"|Raphael Magarik|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Part of this letter (5th sentence to 8th) is quoted by Empson, Edinb.
Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823|David Ricardo
And now I wake to find myself leagued with the Empson and Dudley of our latter-day law courts.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope
The exclusion of Empson and Dudley from the pardon was more popular than the pardon itself.
Henry VIII.|A. F. Pollard

The hint was sufficient, and Empson took good care so to perform his air as to merit his high and deserved reputation.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
With the exception of Empson and Dudley, Henry made little or no change in the council his father bequeathed him.
Henry VIII.|A. F. Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for empson

Empson

/ (ˈɛmpsən) /

noun

Sir William. 1906–84, English poet and critic; author of Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930)

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