Gonne
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A copy of William Butler Yeats' "The Wanderings of Oisin," inscribed by Yeats to Irish nationalist Maud Gonne, sold for $54,000.
From Los Angeles Times
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
He was husband to Iseult Gonne, daughter of Maud Gonne - the woman who was a muse to W B Yeats.
From BBC
Their many efforts have been blessed by serendipity, including the sudden donation of a valuable item connected to that central Yeats obsession, the revolutionary and actress Maud Gonne.
From New York Times
He spent decades in love with the Irish nationalist and proto-feminist Maud Gonne; after she rejected his marriage proposal for a final time, he shifted his attention to her daughter.
From New York Times
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