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

The modern balladist attacks the ascetic Middle Age with a shaft from its own quiver.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

"General Big-talk," the Yankee balladist called him when once the siege was in progress.

From The Siege of Boston by French, Allen

Thirty years ago blue china was a kind of fetish in some circles, aesthetic circles, of which the balladist was not a member.

From Ballads in Blue China by Lang, Andrew

Or a balladist, man or woman, took the centre, and sang towards our compassionate windows.

From London Films by Howells, William Dean