Foscolo

/ (Italian ˈfɔskolo) /


noun
  1. Ugo (ˈuːɡo), real name Niccolò Foscolo . 1778–1827, Italian poet and writer; his patriotic verse includes Dei sepolcri (1807)

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How to use Foscolo in a sentence

  • He collected materials for the edition of Foscolo's works, which was so near his heart now as at a later time.

    The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
  • His interest strengthened, now 94 that he was living close to where Foscolo's bones lay in Chiswick churchyard.

    The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
  • For years with the true student's fever he hunted up every letter and record of Foscolo, to which he could find a clue.

    The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
  • Introduction and notes to Foscolo's edition of the Divina Commedia (see above, p. 94).

    The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
  • Foscolo remarks the restless spirit which all his life drove Petrarch, like a perturbed spirit, from one residence to another.