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

The balladist finely represents him as saying— My hands are tied, but my tongue is free, And whae will dare this deed avow?

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert

As a balladist he has few equals and no superiors, and when it comes to weaving compliments to the gentler sex he is without a peer.

From Hoosier Lyrics by Field, Eugene

According to the balladist, it would seem that Armstrong’s ruin was brought about by the princely style in which he appeared before his sovereign.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert

The balladist is thus responsible for a scandal against the fair sisterhood; there was no “Mary Hamilton,” and no “Mary Carmichael,” in their number—Beaton, Seton, Fleming, and Livingstone.

From John Knox and the Reformation by Lang, Andrew