Sully-Prudhomme

[ sy-lee-pry-dawm ]

noun
  1. 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.

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  • It would be ridiculous to quote any of these virtues as a reason for admiring the poetry of Sully-Prudhomme.

  • All who loved human poetry, the poetry of sweetness and light, took Sully-Prudhomme to their heart of hearts.

British Dictionary definitions for Sully-Prudhomme

Sully-Prudhomme

/ (French sylli prydɔm) /


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

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