canzonet

Example Sentences

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Etienne sang once more the pretty canzonet, with a new expression, a new meaning.

From The Hated Son by Balzac, Honoré de

Presently a single voice rose, singing an exquisite little French canzonet, the refrain of which was a passionate repetition of the word "Amie."

From Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories by Alcott, Louisa May

The sestina, a very elaborate canzonet, was invented in Provence and borrowed by the Italians.

From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by Saintsbury, George

With a canzonet and tabor, Yea, with ho-ho-ho! and our hi-hi-hi!

From Soldier Songs and Love Songs by Laidlaw, A. H. (Alexander Hamilton)

Young Love's for us a farce that's played; Light canzonet and serenade No more may tempt us; Gray hairs but ill accord with dreams; From aught but sour didactic themes Our years exempt us.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert