anacreontic

The "Anacreontic to a Plumassier" is a very delicate piece of verse, fluffy and feathery.

"The Anacreontic hymns of John Damascenus form a marked contrast to—" when the sentence was interrupted by a knock at the door.

In the succeeding example the sentiment is still more Anacreontic.

He said this to himself as an officer was trolling forth an anacreontic song.

Toast, sentiment, and anacreontic song, succeeded each other at speedy intervals; but there was no speechifying—no politics.