The second French Pleiad
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Seven contem- porary poets m the reign of Louis XIII, very inferior to the "first Pleiad " They are Rapm, Comrmre, Larue, Santeuil, M6nage, Dupener, and Petit.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The second French Pleiad” mean?
Seven contem- porary poets m the reign of Louis XIII, very inferior to the "first Pleiad " They are Rapm, Comrmre, Larue, Santeuil, M6nage, Dupener, and Petit.
Is “The second French Pleiad” formal or informal?
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