Lattimore

[ lat-uh-mawr, ‐mohr ]

/ ˈlæt əˌmɔr, ‐ˌmoʊr /

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Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.

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Choose the sentence that uses "rent" correctly.

Lattimore, ladies and gentlemen, has nevah been cuhsed by a boom, and I pray God she nevah may!
Aladdin & Co.|Herbert Quick
For some very warm descriptions of recently deceased wives, see Lattimore 275-80.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
Alfred Pye (for assaulting Police-constable Lattimore) fined £2.
Yarmouth Notes|Frederick Danby Palmer
I cannot say that I have any,” I answered, “except that its construction would bring great good to Lattimore.
Aladdin & Co.|Herbert Quick

His mind seems to have already become saturated with the conception of the enormous possibilities of Lattimore.
Aladdin & Co.|Herbert Quick