Alfred Victor de (alfrɛd viktɔr də). 1797–1863, French romantic poet, novelist, and dramatist, noted for his pessimistic lyric verse Poèmes antiques et modernes (1826) and Les Destinées (1864), the novel Cinq-Mars (1826), and the play Chatterton (1835)
Vigny in American English
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Alˈfred Victor Comte de (alˈfʀɛd vikˈtɔʀ də) 1797-1863; Fr. poet & man of letters