2. Noun. (plural of thespian) ¹
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Definition of Thespians
1. thespian [n] - See also: thespian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thespians
Literary usage of Thespians
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the American Theatre by George Overcash Seilhamer (1889)
"UNDER Burgoyne's inspiration the military Thespians at Boston produced plays ...
The first season of the military Thespians at the theatre in John Street ..."
2. The History of Sicily from the Earliest Times by Edward Augustus Freeman (1892)
"One which carried Tainaron. a body of Thespians, started most likely from some
... Thespians The rest set sail from Tainaron, to make their way to Sicily by ..."
3. The History of Ancient Europe: With a View of the Revolutions in Asia and by William Russell (1801)
"... PART I. The Thespians heroically refused to leave him; and the Thebans he
compelled to stay, because he knew they were disposed to join the common ..."
4. Travels Through Part of the United States and Canada in 1818 and 1819 by John Morison Duncan (1823)
"These were part of a detachment of peripatetic Thespians, who had sojourned for
some time at Kingston, and were on their return to the lower province; ..."
5. History of the American Theatre by William Dunlap (1833)
"Recollections of New- York during the War of the Revolution — Military Thespians
at Boston — Burgoyne's second Drama — A Cure for the Spleen — Theatre Royal ..."
6. Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical by Christopher Wordsworth (1844)
"The Thespians were regarded as the most refined and intellectual among the ancient
tenants of ... Thespians."
7. Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical by Christopher Wordsworth (1844)
"B. The character of its early inhabitants forms an agreeable and an appropriate
feature in the natural scenery which has just been described. The Thespians ..."
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