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- noun Plural form of
euphony .
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Examples
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Facade has always impressed me as a great intro to some of the principles of avant-garde sound-poems — and I have always wondered why Sitwell goes on to abandon the inventive euphonies of these early works for a more dour tone of “conservatism” later in her career.
Good Taste Is the Worst Vice : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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Angels were singing around her, singing the most glorious euphonies.
The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981
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Angels were singing around her, singing the most glorious euphonies.
The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981
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Angels were singing around her, singing the most glorious euphonies.
The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981
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Angels were singing around her, singing the most glorious euphonies.
The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981
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Yet there is in man an innate attribute of song, an attribute which when touched by the hand of sorrow or joy makes the chambers of the soul resonant with the symphonies of angels and the euphonies of heaven.
Autobiography, sermons, addresses, and essays of Bishop L. H. Holsey, D. D., 1898
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An attribute, when touched by the hand of sorrow or joy, makes the chambers of the soul resonant with the symphonies of angels and euphonies of heaven.
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-- Oh, my dear, my dear, I never expected to encounter anything so much out of key with the essential euphonies.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Various 1887
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Enlightenment is all about lightening up, and Bugs Bunny is certainly the poster rabbit for advanced playful euphonies.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Vaishali 2011
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(click to show comment) “I have always wondered why Sitwell goes on to abandon the inventive euphonies of these early works for a more dour tone of ‘conservatism’ later in her career.”
Good Taste Is the Worst Vice : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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