balladist

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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

We see that as a balladist Schiller got his inspiration mainly from two sources: the traditions of Greek antiquity and the traditions of chivalrous romance.

From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin

The picture drawn by the balladist is graphic in the extreme.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert

Thirty years ago blue china was a kind of fetish in some circles, aesthetic circles, of which the balladist was not a member.

From Ballads in Blue China by Lang, Andrew

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