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Brewer's: Sappho of Toulouse
Clémence Isaure (2 syl.), a wealthy lady of Toulouse, who instituted in 1490 the “Jeux Floraux,” and left funds to defray their annual expenses. She composed a beautiful Ode to Spring. (1463-1513.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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