balladist

Example Sentences

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This balladist of the Middle West, whose books sell millions of copies, is as representative of the great sentimentality of America, as the Ford car is of our thrift.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her ambition was whetted for an exercise of actual power, and the outcome was the famous battle of Beverwyck, whose story still lacks its balladist.

From The Henchman by Luther, Mark Lee

The true balladist is never introspective; he is concerned not with himself but with his story.

From The Book of Old English Ballads by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

But the balladist carries everything before him by the verve and good humour and pawky wit of his song.

From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John

Indeed your balladist, like Allan Breck Stewart, was never a bigoted partisan of the law.

From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John