Becquer


Gustavo Adolfo
[goos-tah-vaw ah-th awl-faw] /gusˈtɑ vɔ ɑˈðɔl fɔ/ (Show IPA), 1836–70, Spanish poet.
Historical Examples

becquer, with extreme punctiliousness, tendered his resignation as censor of novels.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

I was a great friend of Espronceda, Zorrilla, becquer and others.
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Wherever it has been found convenient, references have been made to becquer’s poems to illustrate points of versification.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

The same can be said of other periodicals for which becquer collaborated.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

becquer is the author of only a portion of this work—see Introduction, p. xx.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

This is the principal biography of becquer and the source of all the others.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

An interesting sketch of becquer’s life and an excellent appreciation of his style.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

becquer was passionately fond of his children, and succeeded in keeping them with him after the separation from his wife.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

becquer acquiesced, and the story was accepted and published by La Crnica.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

becquer entered upon his new labors in 1861, and was a fairly regular contributor until the suppression of the paper.
Legends, Tales and Poems Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

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