pastoral+poem

  • 31Lyrical Ballads — Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798; it is typically considered to have marked the beginning of the Romantic movement in literature. The… …

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  • 32Canticle of Canticles — • One of three books of Solomon, contained in the Hebrew, the Greek, and the Christian Canon of the Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canticle of Canticles     Canticle of Canticles …

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  • 33pas´tor|al|ly — pas|tor|al «PAS tuhr uhl, PAHS », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of shepherds or country life: »a pastoral occupation, a pastoral poem. The pastoral tribes of the mountains graze their sheep on the hillside. SYNONYM(S): rustic, country, bucolic. See… …

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  • 34pas|tor|al — «PAS tuhr uhl, PAHS », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of shepherds or country life: »a pastoral occupation, a pastoral poem. The pastoral tribes of the mountains graze their sheep on the hillside. SYNONYM(S): rustic, country, bucolic. See syn. under… …

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  • 35Idyl — I dyl, n. [L. idyllium, Gr. ?, fr. ? form; literally, a little form of image: cf. F. idylle. See {Idol}.] A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem,… …

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  • 36idyll — Idyl I dyl, n. [L. idyllium, Gr. ?, fr. ? form; literally, a little form of image: cf. F. idylle. See {Idol}.] A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem …

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  • 37L'Allegro — (1631) is a famous pastoral poem by John Milton.The verses banish loathèd Melancholy, invoke Euphrosyne and other allegorical figures of joy and merriment, and extol the active and cheerful life, depicting a day in the countryside according to… …

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  • 38idyll — i•dyll or i•dyl [[t]ˈaɪd l[/t]] n. 1) lit. a poem or prose composition describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode or picturesque scene 2) material suitable for such a work 3) lit. a long narrative poem on a major theme …

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  • 39pas·to·ral — /ˈpæstərəl, Brit ˈpɑːstərəl/ adj 1 : of or relating to the countryside or to the lives of people who live in the country The house is situated in a charming pastoral setting. Her favorite painting in the collection is a pastoral landscape.… …

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  • 40Oliver Goldsmith — This article is about the 18th Century Anglo Irish poet, author and physician. For the Canadian poet of the 19th Century, see Oliver Goldsmith (Canadian poet). For other people named Goldsmith, see Goldsmith (disambiguation). Oliver Goldsmith… …

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