vers de société
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vers de société
literally: society verse
Example Sentences
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Claude, Chardin, what may be called the illustrated vers de société of the Louis Quinze painters—of Watteau and Fragonard—even Prudhon, did little to change the prevailing color and tone.
From French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture by Brownell, W. C. (William Crary)
No attempt is made to reach the sublime, but serious vers de société is often written and is the more effective because of its contrasted setting.
From Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers by Winslow, Horatio
Not a poetess, surely! unless we accept for poetry her graceful vers de société.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
It has been compared to what is termed vers de société, and as such, up to stanza xxiii., it may be fitly described; then comes Mr. Browning’s sudden uprising to his highest power.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
There was, in the first place, the school of the coterie poets, who devoted themselves to producing vers de société, either for the ladies, or for the great men of the period.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
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