Word: lyricism
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...hundred dollars, given for the purpose by John Osborne Sargent, of the class of 1830, will be awarded in one or more prizes for the best metrical version or versions (of sufficient merit) of a lyric poem of Horace. The whole amount may be awarded, at the discretion of the judges, to the competitor; or it may be divided among not more than three competitors in sums apportioned to the merits of their respective versions...
...contrapuntal church styles in the 16th century, melody had been entirely lost sight of. solo music had also been unknown; and in the first beginning of the opera, even the chief parts were taken by choruses of five or six voices. For two centuries, a feeling for lyric music had been growing: Ben Jonson, and Shakespeare introduced music into their dramatic performances. During the Renaissance, an effort was made by Italian scholars to revive the ancient Greek music; and to this is due the origin of recitative, and solo music, as we have it. The illustrations on this subject were...
After this work succeeded work, poetry as well as prose; and some of his exquisite lyric strains are the burden of the recitation-room and the stage, - raised by one harmonious voice from man, woman, and child. He was Minister to the Friendly Islands in 1823, and occupied nearly every position of honor that art, literature, and politics could offer...
...does the gentle muse of poetry venture over into the stern and barren fields of philosophy. It has been said that Locke only needed rhyme to become a poet. We submit respectfully to the author the propriety of turning his work into a metrical form. To revel in a lyric on the "Complex Modes of Extension or Duration and Expansion as measured by Number"! His metaphors are abundant, and show that he had a constant struggle to keep his poetical nature in restraint. His comparison of a sleeping man to an oyster or cockle, his simile in regard...