harper

Example Sentences

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When they became international stars in the 1970s, the group hired a harper named Derek Bell to play the old O’Carolan tunes, which as a result became part of every Irish band’s repertoire.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2016

Mead has been spilled on the oak and the king's strong-thewed companions, none over 30, sprawl, snore or listen intently to the end of a long-drawn saga sung by Maccus, the harper.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only one man in the kingdom seemed cast down: the man who’d been Hrothgar’s harper before the blind man came to make his bid.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Not till the man was fed did the sweet harper end his singing—whereupon the company made the walls ring again with talk.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

The former harper crept out into the darkness, unnoticed by the rest.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner