extempore

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AN EXPECTORATION, Or Spienetic Extempore, on my joyful departure from the city of Cologne.

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James

Extempore blank verse, with a little practice, would be found as easy in English as rhyming is in Italian.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. by Various

Extempore playing is not to be compared with this, as the concerto was written for strings and piano, Beethoven taking the piano part.

From Beethoven by Fischer, George Alexander

"Whether the use of well-composed forms, or extempore prayer in dissenting congregations be most agreeable to the Dignity of Religious worship, and the general Edification?—2 for Forms, 16 for Extempore."

From Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King by Kingston, Alfred

Extempore, eks-tem′po-re, adv. on the spur of the moment: without preparation: suddenly.—adj. sudden: rising at the moment: of a speech delivered without help of manuscript.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various