balladist
Example Sentences
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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
As the balladist has vigorously put it— He took a long spear in his hand, Shod with the metal free, And for to meet the Douglas there, He rode right furiouslie.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Robert Borland
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 Robert Borland
Sweet William has always been the favourite choice of the balladist, among the Christian names of the knightly wooers.
From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by John Geddie
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 Andrew Lang
