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
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Dardan Acestes have ye here, sprung of the Godhead's seed; Take his goodwill and fellowship to help thee in thy rede.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Call the Dardan chief away, Who, deaf to Fate, his destined walls doth slight.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
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
Ye now, O Gods and Goddesses, to whom a stumbling-stone Was Ilium in the days of old, and Dardan folk's renown, May spare the folk of Pergamus.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
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