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Webster 1913 Edition
Idyl
I′dyl
,Noun.
[L.
idyllium
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] form; literally, a little form of image: cf. F. idylle
. See Idol
.] A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem;
as, the
; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like. idyls
of Theocritus[Written also
idyll
.] Wordsworth’s solemn-thoughted
idyl
. Mrs. Browning.
His [Goldsmith's] lovely
idyl
of the Vicar's home. F. Harrison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Idyl
IDYL
,Noun.
A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as the idyls of Theocritus.