extemporary
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The Roman youth thus learned to imitate their gestures and music, which they accompanied with railing verses delivered in extemporary dialogue.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
He knew that extemporary verses are never approved by any but by the person in whose honor they are written.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
She contrived, however, to hush her baby with an extemporary song, which, without alarming the vigilance of the guards, warned her husband from his perilous threshold, and he escaped.
From Discipline by Brunton, Mary
Ennius, perceiving how much the Romans had been delighted with the rude satires poured forth in extemporary dialogue, thought it might be worth his pains to compose satires not to be recited but read.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
It is surely evident that such elaborate dramatic personages were not extemporary creations thrown off in the heat of the pen.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
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