Spenserian
of or characteristic of Spenser or his work.
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How to use Spenserian in a sentence
In smooth and vigorous Spenserian stanzas, he protests against the neglect of the martyr-patriot's grave.
This is still far below the Spenserian stanza, and the colour is inferior to that of Giles.
A History of English Literature | George SaintsburyChilde Harold and other important poems are composed in the Spenserian stanza.
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon LathamThis last is a beautiful translation in the Spenserian stanza, of which a second edition appeared in 1868, in two octavo volumes.
The Book-Hunter at Home | P. B. M. AllanMr. Lowell occasionally makes use of somewhat quaint, Spenserian expressions, but generally with peculiar effect.
British Dictionary definitions for Spenserian
/ (spɛnˈsɪərɪən) /
relating to, in the style of, or characteristic of Edmund Spenser, the English poet (?1552–99), or his poetry
a student or imitator of Edmund Spenser
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