Dardan
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Dardan
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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Into the court She burst her way, then at her passion's height She climbed the pyre and bared the Dardan sword� A gift desired once, for no such need.
From Time Magazine Archive
His arms divine the Dardan chieftains knew, And heard the quiver rattle in his flight.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
The Dardan dukes, they knew the God and holy shooting-gear, And as he fled away from them they heard his quiver shrill.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Thus through the meads the Dardan Duke set forth the tale of death, With rage as of the rushing flood, or whirl-storm of the wind.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
We cannot thank you; no, nor they, Our brethren of the Dardan race, Who, driven from their ancestral place, Throughout the wide world stray.
From Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman by Miller, Frank Justus
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