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Dancing, the dissonant corybantes of the Dionysian evangel flitted by, scarce touching earth in their efforts to outvie the Bacchantes.

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

Sangarre, holding one of those daires, which she played between her hands, encouraged this troupe of veritable corybantes.

From Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar by Verne, Jules