society verse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of society verse
Translation of French vers de société
Example Sentences
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Sometimes he tried to write society verse, and his society verse must be considered a failure.
From Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn
It was a bit of society verse, airy and delicate, which he had named “The Palmist.”
From Martin Eden by Jack London
It is out of print, but it is worth mentioning to you because it is the composition of an exquisite man of letters, Frederick Locker-Lampson, best of all nineteenth century writers of society verse.
From Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn
Austin Dobson, who is fond of eighteenth-century subjects, is at his best in graceful society verse.
From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck
During his student days, Holmes had gained considerable reputation as a writer of humorous and sentimental society verse, and during his whole life he wrote practically no other kind.
From American Men of Mind by Burton Egbert Stevenson
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