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Patmore

[ pat-mawr, -mohr ]

noun

  1. Co·ven·try (Ker·sey Digh·ton) [kov, -, uh, n-tree , kur, -zee , dahyt, -n, duhv, -, uh, n‑], 1823–96, English poet and essayist.


Patmore

/ ˈpætmɔː /

noun

  1. PatmoreCoventry (Kersey Dighton)18231896MEnglishWRITING: poet Coventry ( Kersey Dighton ). 1823–96, English poet. His works, celebrating both conjugal and divine love, include The Angel in the House (1854–62) and The Unknown Eros (1877)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

“Exploring Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Patmore was a great way to go,” said Nicol.

He was the son of a man named Peter G. Patmore, who, unlike most fathers, was willing to have a poet in the family.

One of this worthy Mr. Patmore's most worthy ideas was that the actual writing of verse was but a part of his job.

We shall endeavour to versify it, à la Patmore, conceiving that its issue is very similar to that of his story of “The River.”

This novel has been versified by Mr Patmore, and versified (as our specimens shall show) as he alone could have versified it.

It was during Patmore's first visit that Francis made the discovery.

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