balladist

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This balladist of the Middle West, whose books sell millions of copies, is as representative of the great sentimentality of America, as the Ford car is of our thrift.

From Time Magazine Archive

And because 'The marriage and the kirkin' Were baith held on ae day,' our simple balladist bids us believe that the twain lived happily ever after.

From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John

In Targum however, he showed himself a quite gifted balladist, far removed from the literary standard of Romantic Ballads ten years earlier.

From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Shorter, Clement King

Indeed one feels throughout the Sumb� version a more clearly defined hostility to Angantyr on the part of the balladist, whereas the Westmanhavn version is more detached in its attitude.

From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora

The true balladist is never introspective; he is concerned not with himself but with his story.

From The Book of Old English Ballads by Mabie, Hamilton Wright