Sully-Prudhomme

[ sy-lee-pry-dawm ]

/ süˈli prüˈdɔm /

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noun

Re·né Fran·çois Ar·mand

[ruh-neyfrahn-swaar-mahn], /rəˈneɪ frɑ̃ˈswa arˈmɑ̃/, 1839–1907, French poet: Nobel Prize 1901.

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How to use Sully-Prudhomme in a sentence

I feel fingers which press as those of M. Sully-Prudhomme, my neighbor on the right, might do.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
This was a certain and undeniable case, and Sully-Prudhomme returned to his home with me as thoroughly convinced as I am.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
Tennyson and Sully-Prudhomme were among the first to perceive and to demonstrate the possibility of this.
Major Prophets of To-Day|Edwin E. Slosson
It would be ridiculous to quote any of these virtues as a reason for admiring the poetry of Sully-Prudhomme.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters|Edmund William Gosse

All who loved human poetry, the poetry of sweetness and light, took Sully-Prudhomme to their heart of hearts.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters|Edmund William Gosse

British Dictionary definitions for Sully-Prudhomme

Sully-Prudhomme

/ (French sylli prydɔm) /

noun

René François Armand (rəne frɑ̃swa armɑ̃). 1839–1907, French poet: Nobel prize for literature 1901

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