Anacreon

[ uh-nak-ree-uh n ]

/ əˈnæk ri ən /

noun

c570–c480 b.c., Greek writer, especially of love poems and drinking songs.

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The tune was "To Anacreon in Heaven," an air which had long been a favorite.
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It only remains to add that this enigmatical character well earned the title of ‘the Anacreon of his age.’
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England|Richard Valpy French
Your Anacreon is a very uncommon book; neither London nor Cambridge can supply a copy of that edition.
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The translation you send me does not 'smell of Anacreon,' nor please me.
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He also suggested to me to paint the little "Venus" rising out of the sea (from Anacreon), of which I have already made a sketch.
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Anacreon

/ (əˈnækrɪˌɒn, -ən) /

noun

?572–?488 bc, Greek lyric poet, noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine

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