parting song
Example Sentences
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Why did he not pour forth a parting song Expressive of his feelings—always strong?
From The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects by Cowherd, Thomas
Arion chose the latter, and as a last favour begged permission to sing a parting song.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
Instead of the wedding song I was called upon to sing the parting song for the beloved pupil.
From Sixty Years of California Song by Alverson, Margaret Blake
“The parting song and then we say good-night,” said Zan, and the Woodcrafters all stood to join in the Indian hymn.
From The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
The company is then regaled with cakes and ale, and the revellers depart, pausing outside the door to sing a parting song of thanks and good wishes to their entertainers.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt
