Mirabeau

[ mir-uh-boh; French mee-ra-boh ]

/ ˈmɪr əˌboʊ; French mi raˈboʊ /

Ho·no·ré Ga·bri·el Vic·tor Ri·que·ti

[aw-naw-rey ga-bree-el veek-tawr reekuh-tee] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ ga briˈɛl vikˈtɔr rikəˈti/, Count de,1749–91, French Revolutionary statesman and orator.

Example sentences from the Web for mirabeau

But Mirabeau bore a tainted character, and was always distrusted.

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) |John Morley
But the characteristic of Mirabeau too is veracity and sense, power of true insight, superiority of vision.

Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History |Thomas Carlyle
On one point only the two advisers agreed: Breteuil, like Mirabeau, recommended Bouillé as the man of action.

Lectures on the French Revolution |John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
His rise to position was swift, and after the death of Mirabeau he followed him as President of the Assembly.

The Tragedy of St. Helena |Walter Runciman

It is right that the infamy of Mirabeau should be as eternal as his greatness.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. |Various

Mirabeau

/ (French mirabo) /

Comte de, title of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti. 1749–91, French Revolutionary politician