Empson

[ emp-suhn ]

/ ˈɛmp sən /

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noun

William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.

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How to use Empson in a sentence

I have a fantasy in which I tell all of America about William Empson.
Why We Should Read "Israeli Army Fiction"|Raphael Magarik|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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
Hark thee, friend; do thou and the young woman follow Empson where he will conduct thee.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
Julian could only bow obedience, and follow Empson, who was the same person that played so rarely on the flageolet.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott

See Empson yourself; he will put my stepper Mab to the light trap; no delay.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
The king's worst fault was the avarice which led him to employ in schemes of extortion such instruments as Empson and Dudley.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
My father's great treasure is squandered, to say nothing of the money collected from Empson, Dudley, and the other commissioners.
When Knighthood Was in Flower|Charles Major

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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