Verhaeren

/ (vɜːˈhɑːrən) /

noun

Émile. 1855–1916, Belgian poet, writing in French. His works include the collections Les Flamandes (1883), Les Soirs (1887), and Les Visages de la Vie (1899)

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Example sentences from the Web for verhaeren

And as a matter of fact Verhaeren has not yet found an audience among women.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig
Let us refuse, Verhaeren, to make common cause with this destiny.
Romain Rolland|Stefan Zweig
Here, as everywhere else, Verhaeren can only create by enthusiasm.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig
Incessantly, in an irresistible, sure ascent, Verhaeren's fame grows.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig

Manifold is the diversity which Verhaeren's poetry has achieved by its deliverance from the monotony of the Alexandrine.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig

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