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Definition of Dirges
1. dirge [n] - See also: dirge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dirges
Literary usage of Dirges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forms of English Poetry by Charles Frederick Johnson (1904)
"CHAPTER V dirges AND MEMORIAL VERSE THE emotion of grief seeks relief in rhythmical
... dirges, laments, and funeral hymns are connected with the earliest ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... original simplicity and poverty could more easily be maintained. over, forbidden
to follow funerals or celebrate dirges, except in case of necessity. ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"While the " River of Death" shall float its sluggish current to the beautiful
Tennessee, and the night wind chant its solemn dirges over their ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"How valuable the Israelites themselves considered their poetry is evinced by the
many collections which were made; thus, one containing dirges is mentioned ..."
5. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1825)
"... that, immediately after his death, dirges, masses, and funeral service, should
be performed in all the churches of Oxford, for the succour of his soul. ..."
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