Amatory
111Erotical — Erotic E*rot ic, Erotical E*rot ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]rotique. See {Eros}.] Of or pertaining to the passion of love; treating of love; amatory. [1913 Webster] …
112Lesbian — Les bi*an (l[e^]z b[i^]*an), a. 1. Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos, now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago. [1913 Webster] 2. Amatory; erotic; in allusion to the reputed sensuality of the Lesbian people and literature; as …
113Sonnet — Son net, n. [F., fr. It. sonetto, fr. suono a sound, a song, fr. L. sonus a sound. See {Sound} noise.] 1. A short poem, usually amatory. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] He had a wonderful desire to chant a sonnet or hymn unto Apollo Pythius. Holland …
114Troubadour — Trou ba*dour , n. [F. troubadour, fr. Pr. trobador, (assumed) LL. tropator a singer, tropare to sing, fr. tropus a kind of singing, a melody, song, L. tropus a trope, a song, Gr. ? a turn, way, manner, particular mode in music, a trope. See… …
115Anacreontic — adjective Etymology: Latin anacreonticus, from Anacreont , Anacreon Anacreon, from Greek Anakreont , Anakreōn Date: 1611 1. of, relating to, or resembling the poetry of Anacreon 2. convivial or amatory in tone or theme …
116wolf — I. noun (plural wolves) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wulf; akin to Old High German wolf wolf, Latin lupus, Greek lykos Date: before 12th century 1. plural also wolf a. any of several large predatory canids… …
117Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 …
118Vittoria Colonna — (April, 1490 February 25, 1547), marchioness of Pescara, was an Italian noblewoman and poet. BiographyThe daughter of Fabrizio Colonna, grand constable of the kingdom of Naples, and of Agnese da Montefeltro, Vittoria Colonna was born at Marinoa… …
119Aphra Behn — (July 10, 1640–April 16, 1689) was a prolific dramatist of the Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers. Her writing participated in the amatory fiction genre of British literature.Early lifeThe personal history of …
120John Betjeman — Infobox Writer name = Sir John Betjeman imagesize = caption = Statue of John Betjeman at St Pancras station birthdate = birth date|1906|8|28|df=y birthplace = Parliament Hill Mansions, Camden, London, England deathdate = death date and… …
