Better were his glees and madrigals, of which he published several collections.
His glees have an evil sound, the strokes of his how draw blood; forsooth his measures fell many a hero dead.
Mrs. Smythe declared that her ear was true, and that if the voyage had lasted another month she would have been able to take part in glees and duets.
When we get home, and you meet with a good teacher, I'll bet a dozen pairs of gloves that in less than six months you take part in any of the duets or glees we are practising now.
I will do my best,' said Rowland, and theglees began in earnest.
The addition of Rowland was rather agreeable to her, as it enabled them to sing the glees that she was fond of.
Our vocalists assembled, and sang gleesor vigorous choruses, and the night passed pleasantly in smooth water on an even keel.
After dinner, when the band had ceased playing, the Sappers assembled on the quarter-deck, and sang glees excellently well, while the Rifles had a select band of vocal performers of their own of comic and sentimental songs.
Of his secular compositions several songs and glees are well known and popular.
The young men are carrying lighted torches and lanterns which illuminate them and the road, and are merrily singing the popular glees and college songs as they wend their way to the boat landing close by.
We knew this life of men and things with all its griefs and glees Is not a dream of pleasures sweet or lilt of lullabies; And yet despite the shadows deep that o'er the sunshine fall, 'Tis always worth the living and its songs are all in all.
Thus crown'd with dance and song, The hours shall glide along, With a heart at ease, merry, merry glees Can never fail to please.
Then healths to every friend The night's repast shall end, With a heart at ease, merry, merry glees Can never fail to please.
William Dixon, an English composer, was a music engraver and publisher, and author also of several glees and anthems.
Of the youth beware of these, For some of them might rudely squeeze And bite your cheek, then songs or glees We could not sing, oh!
Then let the farmers justly prize The cows for land they fertilize, And let us all with songs and glees Invoke success into the cheese.
Lord Hervey, and Pigot and Hughes--they 'd have him up to sing glees together!
Our dearest joys forever flow From fountains of the Long Ago, That from the heights of pleasures past Flood all the present valleys vast, And with eternal glees provide The future's endless ocean tide.
To-night those years with joys sublime Steal over me and fill my soul With lullabies of bliss that roll The golden glees of Christmas time.
He shewed me some Glees and Quartetts for male voices, which pleased me much for their melody, harmony and induction of the voices.
Then resounded in joyous harmony the tones of four male-voices, in choice four-part glees of which we carried with us a good collection, and had also well-practised them.
The Choral and Instrumental parts are added, to give the Catches and Glees their proper effect, being composed, for that purpose, by Dr.
A collection of new and admired glees and choruses, for singing-schools, choir practice, Musical conventions, and the social circle.
It contains a very choice selection of the very best of the German glees for men's voices.
A selection of glees for men's voices, from the most admired German composers.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "glees" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
