Leopardi

[ lee-uh-pahr-dee, ley-; Italian le-aw-pahr-dee ]

/ ˌli əˈpɑr di, ˌleɪ-; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈpɑr di /

Count Gia·co·mo

[jah-kuh-moh; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/,1798–1837, Italian poet.

Example sentences from the Web for leopardi

The pedestal made by Leopardi for the Colleone monument is both more decorative and dignified.

Donatello |David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
Ranieri has in some sort made himself the champion of Leopardi's fame.

Modern Italian Poets |William Dean Howells
Schopenhauer was acquainted with the writings of Leopardi, and had great admiration for his work.

Schopenhauer |Margrieta Beer
So Leopardi wrote when he was in comparative health and able to continue his studies.

Modern Italian Poets |William Dean Howells

"To thine own self be true," Polonius had said long before, and to this Leopardi had nothing to add.

The Philosophy of Disenchantment |Edgar Saltus

Leopardi

/ (Italian leoˈpardi) /

Count Giacomo (ˈdʒaːkomo). 1798–1837, Italian poet and philosopher, noted esp for his lyrics, collected in I Canti (1831)