Lamartine

[ la-mar-teen ]

/ la marˈtin /

noun

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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Examples from the Web for lamartine

Lamartine raised his head and said: "I will oppose the Regency."
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo|Victor Hugo
Not even Lamartine, his eulogist, found much to say in favour of the story.
Balzac|Frederick Lawton
In April she wrote to Lamartine, reproaching him with his moderation and endeavouring to excite his revolutionary spirit.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings|Rene Doumic
Lamartine used to pass one day in ten fasting, as he said, to clear both stomach and brain.
Genius in Sunshine and Shadow|Maturin Murray Ballou

Lamartine now loved a young woman devotedly, but she died, to his excessive grief.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for lamartine

Lamartine

/ (French lamartin) /

noun

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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