Dardan
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Dardan
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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Into the court She burst her way, then at her passion's height She climbed the pyre and bared the Dardan sword� A gift desired once, for no such need.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dardan Acestes have ye here, sprung of the Godhead's seed; Take his goodwill and fellowship to help thee in thy rede.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Turnus, and wilt thou bear it now, such labour spent in vain, And give thy folk to Dardan men, the outcasts of the main?
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Did I the Dardan lecher lead, who Sparta's jewel reft?
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
With skilful eye and fit device Thou raisest every edifice, Whether in sheltered vale it stand Or overlook the Dardan strand, Amid the cypresses that mourn Laodameia’s love forlorn.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage
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