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

We see that as a balladist Schiller got his inspiration mainly from two sources: the traditions of Greek antiquity and the traditions of chivalrous romance.

From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin

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 Geddie, John

More of More Hall was nothing at all For a balladist to brag on, Compared with our Knight of the Watering Pot— If he'll slay our River Dragon!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 by Various

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)