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

Indeed one feels throughout the Sumb� version a more clearly defined hostility to Angantyr on the part of the balladist, whereas the Westmanhavn version is more detached in its attitude.

From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora

Longfellow was, of course, nothing more than a pleasant balladist and a writer of conventional thoughts on rather commonplace themes in reasonably smooth verse.

From Education: How Old The New by Walsh, James J.

This fact we may accept; but the question comes up: Is Homer such a balladist and nothing more?

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques

The balladist and his men and women speak straight to the point, and call a spade a spade.

From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John