Petöfi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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February 27, 1880.—I have finished translating twelve or fourteen little poems by Petöfi.
From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Petöfi then related, quite calmly, that our common friend, the worthy lawyer, wished to take to wife the daughter of a landed proprietor at Gran.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór
Petöfi instantly and most virulently attacked Jókai in the columns of the same paper; accused him of ingratitude, declined to be lectured, threw up his co-editorship, and broke off all intercourse with him.
From Tales From J?kai by J?kai, M?r
We had scarcely risen from the table when a lackey in silver livery arrived from Bessy's mother with a gold-edged letter for Petöfi, in which her ladyship invited him to her "at home" that evening.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór
General Armstrong and Lieutenant Andersen, on one side, and Lieutenant colonel Kossuth and Captain Petöfi, on the other, stood at the sides of their principals.
From Frigid Fracas by Reynolds, Mack
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