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Definition of Sylvans
1. sylvan [n] - See also: sylvan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sylvans
Literary usage of Sylvans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Walter Scott (1831)
"The Fairy Superstition is derived from different Sources—The classical Worship
of the sylvans, or rural Deities, proved by Roman Allan discovered—The Gothic ..."
2. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions by Richard Folkard (1884)
"... and the Naiades, are the sylvans of the Graeco-Roman mythology, which everywhere
depicts groves and forests as the dwelling-places and resorts of merry ..."
3. Songs and Masques: With Observations in the Art of English Poesy by Thomas Campion (1903)
"As soon as they came to the descent toward the dancing place, the consort of ten
ceased, and the four sylvans played the same air, to which Zephyrus and the ..."
4. The Laws of Verse: Or Principles of Versification Exemplified in Metrical by James Joseph Sylvester (1870)
"Who were these sylvans, one would like to know. Oddly enough, Francis, following
suit, gives— ' While rustic sylvans seek the glade ' as the equivalent for ..."
5. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Walter Scott (1831)
"The Fairy Superstition is derived from different Sources—The classical Worship
of the sylvans, or rural Deities, proved by Roman Allan discovered—The Gothic ..."
6. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions by Richard Folkard (1884)
"... and the Naiades, are the sylvans of the Graeco-Roman mythology, which everywhere
depicts groves and forests as the dwelling-places and resorts of merry ..."
7. Songs and Masques: With Observations in the Art of English Poesy by Thomas Campion (1903)
"As soon as they came to the descent toward the dancing place, the consort of ten
ceased, and the four sylvans played the same air, to which Zephyrus and the ..."
8. The Laws of Verse: Or Principles of Versification Exemplified in Metrical by James Joseph Sylvester (1870)
"Who were these sylvans, one would like to know. Oddly enough, Francis, following
suit, gives— ' While rustic sylvans seek the glade ' as the equivalent for ..."
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