anacreontic

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This was not a “drinking song” but, rather, an intentionally challenging piece ritualistically performed at each meeting of the Anacreontic Society since its composition for that purpose in the 18th century.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

The day after Key arrived back in the Baltimore harbor, his lyrics for “The Anacreontic Song” were printed as a broadside titled “Defense of Fort McHenry,” and entered newspapers soon after.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

He wrote the poem “In Defense of Fort McHenry,” which was later set to the tune of a British song called “The Anacreontic Song” and eventually became the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

For those unable to attend, that tale is audible on “Poets & Patriots,” a CD set that includes nearly 30 versions of the Anacreontic Song.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

Mr. D'Israeli has, for the sake of a theory, given in to this very gratuitous assumption:—"The Anacreontic poet," he says, "remains only Anacreontic in his Epic."

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas