GUILLAUME AMFRYE DE CHAULIEU
\ɡiːjˈə͡ʊm ˈamfɹa͡ɪ də t͡ʃˈɔːljuː], \ɡiːjˈəʊm ˈamfɹaɪ də tʃˈɔːljuː], \ɡ_iː_j_ˈəʊ_m ˈa_m_f_ɹ_aɪ d_ə tʃ_ˈɔː_l_j_uː]\
Definitions of GUILLAUME AMFRYE DE CHAULIEU
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A French poet (1639-1720). He was preceptor of the young princes de Vendome, Henri IV.'s sons by Gabrielle d'Estrees, and through their good offices obtained some valuable sinecures. His erotic poems won him the title of "the Anacreon of the Temple" (residence of the young princes). But apart from licentiousness he proved himself a true poet in several lyrics, as in "Fontenoy" and "The Retreat". His best poem is perhaps that on "Country Life", which in fact the poet could not endure.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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