society verse

noun

1. light, graceful, entertaining poetry considered as appealing to polite society.

Word History and Origins

Origin of society verse¹

Translation of French vers de société

Example Sentences

The poem was a bit of society verse, with a backward look into simpler and wholesomer experiences.

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Sometimes he tried to write society verse, and his society verse must be considered a failure.

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It was a bit of society verse, airy and delicate, which he had named “The Palmist.”

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