Lamartine
[la-mar-teen]
- Al·phonse Ma·rie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/, 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
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It is bitter in Baudelaire, sweet and plaintive in Lamartine, mystic in Verlaine.
De ProfundisOscar Wilde
With respect to character, energy, and courage, Lamartine has few equals.
As late as in 1838 Lamartine published his "La chute d'un age."
Lamartine grew rapidly in public estimation, because he was a new man.
The history of the Girondists contains Lamartine's political faith.
Lamartine
- Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de (alfɔ̃s mari lwi də pra də). 1790–1869, French romantic poet, historian, and statesman: his works include Méditations poétiques (1820) and Histoire des Girondins (1847)
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