ANTOINE HOUDART DE LA MOTTE
\ˈantɔ͡ɪn hˈa͡ʊdɑːt də lˌa mˈɒt], \ˈantɔɪn hˈaʊdɑːt də lˌa mˈɒt], \ˈa_n_t_ɔɪ_n h_ˈaʊ_d_ɑː_t d_ə l_ˌa m_ˈɒ_t]\
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A French poet; born at Paris, Jan. 17, 1672; died there, Dec. 26, 1731. His first dramatic composition "Originals", was a failure; but some of his operas, his tragedy "Ines del Castro" (1723), and his comedy "The Swell", had great success. The "Odes" and "Fables", like all his lyric compositions, though they show considerable invention, are artificial and lack spontaneity.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
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