L'Allegro
[ lah-ley-groh, la- ]
noun
a poem (1632) by John Milton.
- Compare Il Penseroso.
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How to use L'Allegro in a sentence
A poem like "L'Allegro" could never be written by an Australian.
Poems | Adam Lindsay GordonIl Penseroso is not more different from L'Allegro than was my anticipation from the charming reality.
Country Lodgings | Mary Russell MitfordElsewhere we have mentioned its resemblance to the "L'Allegro" of Milton.
Vondel's Lucifer | Joost van den VondelIn the same connection, Milton in "L'Allegro" also mentions the "friar's lantern."
Stranger Than Fiction | Mary L. LewesYou will have finished "L'Allegro" by this time; suppose you learn two of the "Sonnets" next.
Betty Leicester | Sarah Orne Jewett
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