MARCELINE DESBORDES-VALMORE
\mˈɑːsɪlˌa͡ɪn dɪsbˈɔːdzvˈalmɔː], \mˈɑːsɪlˌaɪn dɪsbˈɔːdzvˈalmɔː], \m_ˈɑː_s_ɪ_l_ˌaɪ_n d_ɪ_s_b_ˈɔː_d_z_v_ˈa_l_m_ɔː]\
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A French poet (1785-1859); born at Douai. She made her debut at the age of 16 in comic opera, but shortly after quit the stage. She wrote several volumes of poems: "Elegies and Romances"; "New Elegies and Poems"; "Tears"; "Poor Flowers"; "Bouquets and Prayers"; and "Poems of Childhood". All her poems are distinguished by great sweetness and unaffected pathos. Her most perfect song is perhaps "If He had Known". She wrote also several stories.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.