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
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
As a balladist he has few equals and no superiors, and when it comes to weaving compliments to the gentler sex he is without a peer.
From Hoosier Lyrics by Field, Eugene
More of More Hall was nothing at all For a balladist to brag on, Compared with our Knight of the Watering Pot— If he'll slay our River Dragon!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 by Various
In the former, the balladist treats, with dramatic fire and fine insight into the springs of action, the theme that 'To be wroth with those we love Doth work like madness in the brain.'
From The Balladists Famous Scots Series by Geddie, John
