canzonet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of canzonet
From the Italian word canzonetta, dating back to 1585–95. See canzone, -ette
Example Sentences
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This was the meaning of last night's canzonet!
From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles
The little canzonet "J'aime mieux ma mie," is, I believe, the first Wordsworthian poem298 brought forward on philosophical principles to oppose the schools of art and affectation.
From Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things by Ruskin, John
With your leave, I will try a canzonet I learned in London.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.
It also belongs to the octave group, and is diversified with a canzonet.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.
The sestina, a very elaborate canzonet, was invented in Provence and borrowed by the Italians.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by Saintsbury, George
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