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Pindar

(Encyclopedia) PindarPindarpĭnˈdər [key], 518?–c.438 b.c., Greek poet, generally regarded as the greatest Greek lyric poet. A Boeotian of noble birth, he lived principally at Thebes. He traveled…

ode

(Encyclopedia) ode, elaborate and stately lyric poem of some length. The ode dates back to the Greek choral songs that were sung and danced at public events and celebrations. The Greek odes of Pindar…

Muallaqat

(Encyclopedia) MuallaqatMuallaqatm&oomacr;älˌäkätˈ [key], Pre-Islamic Arabic anthology compiled by the scholar Hammad al Rawiya (d. c.775). comprised of poems that were written in gold letters…

Brewer's: Ode

Prince of The Ode. Pierre de Ronsard, a French lyrist. (1524-1585.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OdhaerirOdds A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Noot, Jan van der

(Encyclopedia) Noot, Jan van derNoot, Jan van deryän vän dĕr nōt [key], b. 1539 or 1540, d. 1595?, Flemish poet. He wrote sonnets, odes, and other pieces in imitation of Petrarch and especially of…

Coleridge: "France: an Ode"

"Christabel" and "Kubla Khan""LOVE""France: an Ode" This ode was written in February, 1798, and first printed in the "Morning Post" for April 16 of that year, under the significant title…

Coleridge: "Dejection: an Ode"

"LOVE""Youth and Age" and "Work without Hope""Dejection: an Ode" This ode was written in April, 1802, at a time when, after sickness, opium, domestic unhappiness and the consequent…

Coleridge: France: an Ode

LoveDejection: an OdeFrance: an Ode I Ye Clouds! that far above me float and pause, Whose pathless march no mortal may control! Ye Ocean-Waves! that, wheresoe'er ye roll,…

Coleridge: Dejection: an Ode

France: an OdeYouth and AgeDejection: an Ode Written April 4, 1802 Late, late yestreen I saw the new Moon, With the old Moon in her arms; And I fear, I fear, my Master dear! We…

John Keats: Ode

To AutumnSonnetsOde Bards of Passion and of Mirth, Ye have left your souls on earth! Have ye souls in heaven too, Double-lived in regions new? Yes, and those of heaven commune With the…