Vaucluse

[ voh-klyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Vaucluse

/ voklyz /

a department of SE France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Avignon. Pop: 517 810 (2003 est). Area: 3578 sq km (1395 sq miles)

Petrarch withdrew to Vaucluse in 1337, and spent three years in entire solitude.

We hear of Petrarch and Laura, and the associations of Vaucluse.

Petrarch arrived, for the sixth time, at Vaucluse on the 27th of June, 1351.

As to Vaucluse, I well know the beauties of that charming valley, and ten years' residence is proof of my affection for the place.

Here at Vaucluse I make war upon my senses, and treat them as my enemies.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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