CAMILLE ANDRE LEMOYNE
\kɐmˈiːl ˈɒndɹe͡ɪ lˈɛmɔ͡ɪn], \kɐmˈiːl ˈɒndɹeɪ lˈɛmɔɪn], \k_ɐ_m_ˈiː_l ˈɒ_n_d_ɹ_eɪ l_ˈɛ_m_ɔɪ_n]\
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A French poet; born at Saint-Jean-d' Angely (dept. Charente-Inferieure), in 1822. Having suffered financial reverses while studying for the bar, he became a compositor and proofreader in the publishing house of Firmin Didot, and subsequently archivist librarian of the School of Decorative Arts. He belongs to the Parnassian school of French poets, and is the author of: "Last Year's Roses" (1865-69); "The Charmers" (1867); "Flowers of the Meadows" (1876); "Flowers of the Ruins" (1888); "Flowers of the Evening" (1893), several of which have been crowned by the French Academy. He was decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1870.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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