Gonne
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But once it came out, and it was clear the memo’s assertions were based on partial evidence, Mr. Gonne said it would only “lead to more divisions.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
As every English major knows, Yeats was infatuated with Gonne — his muse, his tormentor, the dark-haired beauty who rejected his many proposals of marriage.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2015
Bibhu Mohapatra looked to the dynamics between poet William Butler Yeats and Maud Gonne.
From Forbes ● Feb. 10, 2015
But for many years in her youth and early adulthood, Maud Gonne lived in France.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2015
"Miss Maud Gonne played very finely," writes Mr. Yeats in recording the incident, "and her great height made Cathleen seem a divine being fallen into our mortal infirmity."
From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Cornelius Weygandt
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