vers de société
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vers de société
literally: society verse
Example Sentences
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You kindly ask my opinion on vers de société in general.
From Letters on Literature by Lang, Andrew
Meanwhile the outer room gathered to hear the recitation of some vers de société, fondly believed by their author to be of a very pretty and Praedian make.
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
It is likewise as a writer of vers de société that Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton, is best known, and is happiest.
From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh
Now, to this last class of verse has been given, in general, the name of vers de société or vers d’occasion—verse of society or for the moment.
From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by Adams, William Davenport
It may be that Ovid now and then comes near to writing vers de société, only he never troubles himself for a moment about the “decorum of the boudoir.”
From Letters on Literature by Lang, Andrew
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