lyrist
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Famously, Orfeo, a master poet, singer and lyrist, convincingly serenades Caronte, followed by Pluto, lord of the underworld, begging that love beat death, that his wife go home with him across the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2018
A lyrist playing to a herd of cows masticating their own ignorance, Bella often thought.
From The New Yorker ● May 1, 2017
These two dramas—I dare not say two masterpieces—set in a framework of history, which in itself is infinitely precious, form the legacy left by the great lyrist to the theatre of his country.
From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Augustin Filon
A skillful lyrist whose airy gracefulness will always continue to delight.
From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Oscar Fay Adams
Ramsay, according to this basis of distinction, was, as has been said, rather a song-writer than a lyrist.
From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
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