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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Klopstock

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

I could not speak; I could not play; I thought I saw nothing but Klopstock.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

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