Read full poem →Of Edenhall, the youthful Lord
Bids sound the festal trumpet's call:
He rises at the banquet board,
Dictionary Entry
Festive, relating to a festival or feast
Origin
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Common Phrases
day festaldays festaloccasions festalboard festaloccasion festalprocession festal
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Poetry examples for “festal”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →He gathered revellers from far and near,
He knew them flatterers of the festal hour,
The heartless Parasites of present cheer.
Read full poem →Ere Dante° came, the trump of sacred song, °2
In his light youth° amid a festal throng °3
Sate with his bride to see a public show.
Read full poem →Ere Dante came, the trump of sacred song,
In his light youth amid a festal throng
Sate with his bride to see a public show.
Read full poem →_4 death-white Harvard, Fred.; white 1832, 1839.
_16 festival Harvard, Fred., 1839; festal 1832.
_19 that Fred.; which Harvard 1832.
Abt Vogler: After he has been extemporizing upon the musical instrument of his inventionbyRobert Browning
Read full poem →For higher still and higher (as a runner tips with fire,
When a great illumination surprises a festal night--
Outlining round and round Rome's dome from space to spire)
Read full poem →Hail! festal Easter that dost bring
Approach of sweetly-smiling spring,
Read full poem →Not thus, in ancient days of Caledon, [10]
Was thy voice mute amid the festal crowd,
When lay of hopeless love, or glory won,
Read full poem →And after, oft the knight would say,
That not when prize of festal day
Was dealt him by the brightest fair
Read full poem →To wake a lay of war or love,
Came marring all the festal mirth,
Appalling me who gave them birth,