10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRENODIAL»
Discover the use of
threnodial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
threnodial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
But it is certain that Lady Penelope was not the Stella of Sydney's verses,
because the strain is that of an accepted lover, and because the name after his
death was appropriated to his widow in the threnodial poems which that event
called ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1868
2
The Dublin University Magazine
Within the season over which this threnodial requiem was pronounced, £13,182
had been taken; but the balance on the unfavourable side amounted to .£1,13:$.
To the stars was paid £3,944. The principal recipients were Mr. and Mrs. Wood, ...
3
The Lady's Monthly Museum
The fact is, when a piece of biography is found to have all the air of a threnodial
panegyric cut out of a funeral discourse, every sensible person looks upon it as
possessing about the same authority with the last dying speeches and
confessions ...
4
Backbone of Life I: Into the Void
When the Pain Strikes Hardest You Can Hear Him Cry Threnodial evening;
Mordacious drink isn't silly merely prompting the palindromist to the disportment
of us all volant thoughts ring of deep limpidity liminal all-conquering spirits ex
nihilo, ...
5
Chambers Pocket Dictionary
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton. threnody n -ies a song or ode
of lamentation, esp. for a person's death. — adj threnodial or threnodic. — n thren
- odist. [Gr threnos, lament + oide, song] thresh v(tr&.intr)] to beat (stalks of corn) ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
6
The Ladies' Monthly Museum
The fact is, when a piece of biography is found to have all the air of a threnodial
panegyric cut out of a funeral discourse, every sensible person looks upon it as
possessing about the same authority with the last dying speeches and
confessions ...
7
letters of sir joshua reynolds
And if (as is usual in works of that kind) there should be any Appendix or
Collection of panegyrical or threnodial verses, in which a thing of this sort could
be introduced, I should be greatly flattered if it should be thought worthy of such ...
8
The Crusade of the Excelsior
Perhaps I ought not to use the word 'trifle' in connection with a composition of a
threnodial and dirgelike character,” he continued deprecatingly. “Certainly not in
the presence of a gentleman as accomplished and educated as yourself, to
whom ...
9
Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, bart., G. C. H.: keeper of ...
I do not like to write anything upon the mournful occasion in the commonplace
form of threnodial verses, which would be read only to be criticised and forgotten,
and, under the appearance of respect, are in reality the most disrespectful of all ...
Sir William Knighton (bart.), Sir William Knighton, Knighton (Lady.), 1838
10
Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, 1: Keeper of the Privy ...
I do not like to write anything upon the mournful occasion in the commonplace
form of threnodial verses, which would be read only to be criticised and forgotten,
and, under the appearance of respect, are in reality the most disrespectful of all ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRENODIAL»
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threnodial is used in the context of the following news items.
DALLA "WILD BORMIDA" CON DEDIZIONE
Riccardo, invece, era reduce da due tour europei con i suoi Threnodial, motivo per cui fu lui a "trainarci" finché non tornammo in piena forma. Massimo: Soltanto ... «Savona Graffiti, May 15»
Survivor's prized possession
The Blake Poetry Prize valued at $5000 was won by Dave Drayton for his poem Threnodials and the John Coburn Emerging Artist Award ($5000) was won by ... «Australian Jewish News, Jan 15»
Richard Lewer's tragic love story wins Blake Prize for religious art
The $5000 Blake Poetry Prize was awarded to Dave Drayton for Threnodials, which the judges said used "the device of the anagram in an imaginative and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
Revisiting Archive
It's a stand out song, fervent and threnodial with a superb melody cemented within an electronic pop ballad. Reminiscent of the days when silent pictures had ... «Drowned In Sound, Jun 14»
