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Word: meterless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Nash's fluttery doggerel is as American as a Mississippi drawl and as tempting to imitate. Last week reviewers were tempted to another outburst of meterless, rhyme-twisting verse by the appearance of Nash's fifth book of poems, The Primrose Path. In that outburst they were led by Critic John Chamberlain of the New York Times, who turned out a whole re-view in Nashiana. Excerpts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Nash, Rash | 2/25/1935 | See Source »

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