merry dancers

Example Sentences

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These streamers, or "merry dancers," as they are sometimes termed, were at times peculiarly bright.

From The World of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Glowing embers and blazing sparks—crumbs from its table—began to shower upon the merry dancers, and they fell back with blanched faces and trembling limbs.

From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various

At another he heard the enticing notes of a fiddle and the light heels of the merry dancers.

From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by More, Hannah

Making her way back to the ball-room, she was soon mingling with the merry dancers, and with a forced gayety that deceived every one save her husband.

From The Masked Bridal by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

Benjamin Bat, who lived in Cedar Swamp, was one of those who found fault with the merry dancers.

From The Tale of Freddie Firefly by Bailey, Arthur Scott