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
But according to the balladist his career, on one occasion, had well nigh terminated disastrously.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
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 Borland, Robert
Next perhaps to Rossetti’s reputation as a writer of sonnets stands his reputation as a balladist; and it may be questioned whether the order ought not to be reversed.
From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh
Mrs. Dora Sigerson Shorter is a balladist of stark power, and Miss Eva Gore-Booth a lyric poet whose natural lilt no preoccupation with mysticism can for more than a moment obscure.
From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Weygandt, Cornelius
