minstrel's

His guitar may be a crutch but is an awfully artful one, akin to a medieval minstrel's cittern accompanying a sung ballad.

Poet, Prophet and Puzzle David Yezzi 2011

Esthwaite: "Hearing others 'cries of pain produces a spontaneous music independent of the minstrel's will" close window

Notes on 'Captivation and Liberty in Wordsworth's Poems on Music' 2008

This was a sort of screened minstrel's gallery that over-looked the library; you got into it by a little door off the main landing.

The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010

They then, well pleased to think that they should hear the best of all minstrels upon earth, drew back from the stern towards the middle of the ship; and he put on the full minstrel's garb and took his lyre, and standing on the deck performed the Orthian measure.

Fish Story Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Then as the measure ended, he threw himself into the sea just as he was, in his full minstrel's garb; and they went on sailing away to Corinth, but him, they say, a dolphin supported on its back and brought him to shore at Tainaron: and when he had come to land he proceeded to Corinth with his minstrel's garb.

Archive 2007-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Then as the measure ended, he threw himself into the sea just as he was, in his full minstrel's garb; and they went on sailing away to Corinth, but him, they say, a dolphin supported on its back and brought him to shore at Tainaron: and when he had come to land he proceeded to Corinth with his minstrel's garb.

Fish Story Matthew Guerrieri 2007

So Arion being driven to a strait entreated them that, since they were so minded, they would allow him to take his stand in full minstrel's garb upon the deck of the ship and sing; and he promised to put himself to death after he had sung.

Archive 2007-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

They then, well pleased to think that they should hear the best of all minstrels upon earth, drew back from the stern towards the middle of the ship; and he put on the full minstrel's garb and took his lyre, and standing on the deck performed the Orthian measure.

Archive 2007-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

So Arion being driven to a strait entreated them that, since they were so minded, they would allow him to take his stand in full minstrel's garb upon the deck of the ship and sing; and he promised to put himself to death after he had sung.

Fish Story Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Wert thou to call the men of old time rude uncultured boors thou wouldst not err, seeing that they devised their hymns for festive occasions, for banquets, and to grace the board, a pleasure to catch the ear, shed o'er our life, but no man hath found a way to allay hated grief by music and the minstrel's varied strain, whence arise slaughters and fell strokes of fate to o'erthrow the homes of men.

Medea 2008