galliard

• Hence the Lords Marchers_, i.e., the lords presidents of the marches_, &c Footnote I.15: ----in few._] i.e., in short, brief Footnote I.16: ----a nimble +galliard+ won;_] A galliard was an ancient dance. —  King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre
• It was too much for the galliard merchant, and he swooned Now, this is why Signor Carbuccia concluded that he was damned, which appears to have been precipitate. —  Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer
• Aye, if a poor man: Steno's a patrician 20 Young, galliard, gay, and haughty. —  The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4
• 12. Pieds joincts a. Tappement du pied droit b. Do c. Do There is only one step to each Semibreve, so the tune must have been played fast On p. 64 Arbeau treats of the Lavolta ('high lavolt' of Shakespeare), which he says is a kind of galliard well known in Provence. —  Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries
• Why, my lord He told me of a resty Barbary horse Which he would fain have brought to the career The sault, and the ring galliard: now, my lord I have a rare French rider Mont. —  The White Devil

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