Le Sage

or Le·sage

[ luh-sazh ]

/ lə ˈsaʒ /

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noun

A·lain Re·né

[a-lanruh-ney], /aˈlɛ̃ rəˈneɪ/, 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist.

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How to use Le Sage in a sentence

It was extracted from a review of Le Sage, published in Scotland about twelve years ago.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday|Henry M. Brooks
Le Sage has described them as they were nearly two centuries ago.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow
Do you remember that beautiful thing he says,—and Gavans attitude reminds me of it,—Le sage qui passe interrompt mille drmes?
The Shadow of Life|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Goethe and Lessing deemed them worthy of attention; and in 1721 Le Sage wrote plays for puppets to perform.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various

"Gil Blas," by Le Sage, is one of the most famous and widely read books in the world.
The World's Best Books|Frank Parsons

British Dictionary definitions for Le Sage

Le Sage

Lesage

/ (French lə saʒ) /

noun

Alain-René (alɛ̃rəne). 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist, author of the picaresque novel Gil Blas (1715–35)

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