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

Mrs. Dora Sigerson Shorter is a balladist of stark power, and Miss Eva Gore-Booth a lyric poet whose natural lilt no preoccupation with mysticism can for more than a moment obscure.

From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Weygandt, Cornelius

Sweet William has always been the favourite choice of the balladist, among the Christian names of the knightly wooers.

From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John

Next perhaps to Rossetti’s reputation as a writer of sonnets stands his reputation as a balladist; and it may be questioned whether the order ought not to be reversed.

From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh

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