Esmond
Americannoun
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In 1937 Jessica eloped to Europe with her second cousin Esmond Romilly—their ill-starred plan was to head to Spain to report on the civil war there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
But Esmond Birnie, a senior economist at Ulster University, said judging success simply on pragmatic relationships would "set the bar too low".
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
The son of Pelham “Plum” Warner, dubbed the “Grand Old Man of cricket,” Esmond was living a feckless Brideshead-style life when World War II broke out.
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022
“That’s a noble idea,” Esmond responded when Olivier proposed for the second time.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2022
Esmond laughed, but there was a dryness in his tone which Ingleby afterwards remembered.
From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold
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