Klopstock

American

[klawp-shtawk] / ˈklɔpˌʃtɔk /

noun

Friedrich Gottlieb 1724–1803, German poet.

Klopstock British

/ ˈklɔpʃtɔk /

noun

Friedrich Gottlieb (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈɡɔtliːp). 1724–1803, German poet, noted for his religious epic Der Messias (1748–73) and for his odes

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Every chapter begins with a brief excerpt about Major Klopstock and his battle for humanity’s survival.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2015

She utters one word, the name of a popular poet of the day: "Klopstock!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon they were meeting in a Mission district church; then they moved to a three-story warehouse donated by Woodrow Klopstock, a San Francisco real estate investor.

From Time Magazine Archive

London, and the fourth to Herren Klopstock & Billreuth, bankers, Buda-Pesth.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Hayley attempted to enlarge Blake’s education by reading to him Klopstock and translating as he went along—a proceeding that must have bored our fiery genius to tears.

From William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work by Langridge, Irene

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