anacreontic

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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

The Anacreontic Society faded out, I think toward the end of the 18th century,” White said.

From Washington Post

In fact, the Seven Days’ Review said they were Anacreontic, you know; and so they are—any one may feel they are.’

From The Hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, Thomas