Definition of De la Mare

1. Noun. English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956).

Exact synonyms: Walter De La Mare, Walter John De La Mare
Generic synonyms: Poet

Lexicographical Neighbors of De La Mare

de Valera
de bene esse
de bonis non administratis
de dicto
de die ad diem
de die in diem
de facto
de facto corporation
de facto corporations
de facto segregation
de factos
de haut en bas
de jure
de jure segregation
de l'Orme
de la Mare (current term)
de luxe
de minimis
de minimis non curat lex
de nada
de novo
de novo pathway
de re
de rigeur
de rigueur
de trop
dea ex machina
deaccession
deaccessioned

Literary usage of De la Mare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Philibert de la Mare, counsellor at the Parliament of Dijon, collected the principal works of the four brothers in one volume, in 4to of 612 pages, ..."

2. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1916)
"Ezra Pound THE TRADITION OF MAGIC The Listeners, by Walter de la Mare. Henry- Holt & Co. Thoughtful and analytic writers are all about us, and their numbers ..."

3. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1921)
"To quote Walter de la Mare, "burdened with tbe complexity of the lives we lead, fretting over appearances, half-smothered in drift of tepid thoughts and ..."

4. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"Walter de la Mare THE LISTENERS "Is there anybody there?" said the Traveller, Knocking on the moonlit door; And his horse in the silence champed the grasses ..."

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