pean

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Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World The vocal by the king of jazz lent a grandfatherly wisdom to this pean to nature’s purity.

From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2015

A tax scheme, originated by France and rapidly spreading throughout the Common Market and Scandinavia, has started an increasingly bitter skirmish between the U.S. and its Euro pean trading partners.

From Time Magazine Archive

The full-blown ripeness of the rose, the sturdy primness of the sweet pea are ranged in harmonious array, mingling the emotions of night and scent in one silent pean to the advent of Spring.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the register of many a Euro pean hotel a column is still provided for "Remarks."

From Time Magazine Archive

The dry annals of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle are occasionally lighted up with a gleam of true eloquence, as in the description of the battle of Brunanburh, which breaks forth into a pean of victory.

From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various