ERNEST DE CALONNE
\ˈɜːnəst də kˈalɒn], \ˈɜːnəst də kˈalɒn], \ˈɜː_n_ə_s_t d_ə k_ˈa_l_ɒ_n]\
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A French poet and dramatist; born in Paris, Jan. 11, 1822. His maiden effort, "Cupid and Psyche" (1842), was a revelation of true poetic gifts; and in comedy he has succeeded, with "The Amorous Doctor" and "Bertha and Suzanne", in attaining felicitous literary if not theatrical effects.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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