elysian

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But Phillips’s songs—ethereal, elysian, toothsome—have inspired plenty of scholars and fans to go scouting for more information, beginning with the musical apparatus that might have been responsible for that celestial chiming.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 20, 2016

Now 2 & 3 Part Inventions, a work of elysian balance and serenity, is performed at N.Y.C.B.

From Time Magazine Archive

I felt borne along by a mighty torrent which was sweeping me from elysian fields into some fathomless abyss.

From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence

Beyond their claims, the memorial parks, columbariums, homes of eternal rest and elysian lawns offered choice lots—with a special discount on caskets—on the installmentplan.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward

Just a fleeting vision Caught as I hurried by, A little scene elysian Under the morning sky.

From Sprays of Shamrock by Scollard, Clinton