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- noun Plural form of
idylist .
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Examples
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This was exactly what the Greek idylists did, -- that is, the best of them.
Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Well, our English poet felt with the Greek idylists, and in the poem called "An Invocation" he beautifully expresses this sympathy.
Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Well, after this disgression, to return to the subject of Theocritus, the greatest of the idylists.
Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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I must explain somewhat; otherwise you might not be able to imagine what it means, because it was written to be read by those only who are acquainted with Theocritus and the Greek idylists.
Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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