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 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

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)

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

But according to the balladist his career, on one occasion, had well nigh terminated disastrously.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert