Sainte-Beuve

[ sant-bœv ]

noun

1. Charles Au·gu·stin [sh, a, r, l oh-g, y, -, stan], 1804–69, French literary critic.

Sainte-Beuve

/ sɛ̃tbœv /

noun

1. Sainte-BeuveCharles Augustin18041869MFrenchWRITING: criticWRITING: essayist Charles Augustin (ʃarl oɡystɛ̃). 1804–69, French critic, best known for his collections of essays Port Royal (1840–59) and Les Causeries du Lundi (1851–62)

Example Sentences

But there are days when the curses of all the fools mount to one's brain, and then one implores one's old friend, Sainte-Beuve.

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But, good recluse, you have not read Sainte-Beuve's famous article on the Academy and the candidateships.

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Sainte-Beuve and Balzac were two of the earliest of her literary friends, among whom she numbered also Heine.

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I have had a little note from Sainte-Beuve, reassuring me as to his health, but rather sad in tone.

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But I must conclude with a sentence from Sainte-Beuve's own pen.

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