Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Pindaric Verse

Irregular verse; a poem of various metres, but of lofty style, in imitation of the odes of Pindar. Alexander's Feast, by Dryden, is the best specimen in English.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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