anacreontic
Example Sentences
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Toast, sentiment, and anacreontic song, succeeded each other at speedy intervals; but there was no speechifying—no politics.
From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison
With equal acuteness and adaptation to character, he dedicated the poems to the Prince of Wales, an anacreontic hero.
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry
He said this to himself as an officer was trolling forth an anacreontic song.
From Commodore Junk by Fenn, George Manville
The peculiar verse of Skelton, styled skeltonical, is a sort of English anacreontic.
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry
No anacreontic thoughts came to me, I assure you, nor any disposition to rhyme in ette, herbette, filette, coudrette.
From The Cross of Berny by Fendall, Florence
