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Definition of Sylphides
1. sylphide [n] - See also: sylphide
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sylphides
Literary usage of Sylphides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Russian Ballet by Ellen Terry (1913)
"When the curtain rose on '' Les sylphides'' we were asked to make our imagination
... But "Les sylphides" had not progressed far before we ceased to ..."
2. Modern Dancing and Dancers by John Ernest Crawford Flitch (1912)
"Les sylphides is somewhat in the nature of a challenge, and it must be admitted
... Without a doubt Les sylphides gained some of its charm from its place in ..."
3. The Art of Ballet by Mark Edward Perugini (1915)
"In " Les sylphides" we had the very essence of that spirit of romanticism in which
... Here was the obverse of the romanticism of " Les sylphides " ; the ..."
4. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1915)
"DANCERS PALACE MUSIC HALL—(Les sylphides) To Nijinsky The little white lambs
frisk And flirt their woolen panties; In meek and sleek sweet patterns They ..."
5. The Russian Ballet by Ellen Terry (1913)
"When the curtain rose on '' Les sylphides'' we were asked to make our imagination
... But "Les sylphides" had not progressed far before we ceased to ..."
6. Modern Dancing and Dancers by John Ernest Crawford Flitch (1912)
"Les sylphides is somewhat in the nature of a challenge, and it must be admitted
... Without a doubt Les sylphides gained some of its charm from its place in ..."
7. The Art of Ballet by Mark Edward Perugini (1915)
"In " Les sylphides" we had the very essence of that spirit of romanticism in which
... Here was the obverse of the romanticism of " Les sylphides " ; the ..."
8. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1915)
"DANCERS PALACE MUSIC HALL—(Les sylphides) To Nijinsky The little white lambs
frisk And flirt their woolen panties; In meek and sleek sweet patterns They ..."
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