threnody

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He also begins dating a poetess known as Threnody, who is an expert in the arts of publicity.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2012

At this time Emerson may have been composing his "Wood Notes" or "Threnody" in the cool pine groves of Concord.

From The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Stearns, Frank Preston

The beautiful "Threnody" on the death of his boy, reveals the sorrow of a soaring mind rather than the grief of a crushed heart.

From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

Emerson's "Threnody" shows that he has known the shadow; but he has fought with no Apollyons, reached the Celestial City without crossing the dark river, and won the immortal garland "without the dust and heat."

From Thomas Carlyle by Nichol, John

Threnody, thren′ō-di, n. an ode or song of lamentation.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various