Chorus Be joy with thee, Our love around thee fold!

A chorus of wives and widowsthere were no old maids in Tahiticondemned scathingly the conduct of the voluptuaries, and the preachers of the gospel lashed them in conversation or sermon now and then.

It is well known that the Greek tragedy had its origin in the Chorus; and though, in process of time, it became independent, still it may be said that poetically, and in spirit, the Chorus was the source of its existence, and that without these persevering supporters and witnesses of the incident a totally different order of poetry would have grown out of the drama.

A good chorus is an unequaled drill in musical time.

The chorus, also, must be an actor and carry along the action of the play instead of interrupting the play to sing.

But the chorus, which had been borrowed from tragedy, was then all the fashion, particularly for pieces of satire, and Aristophanes admitted them, like the other poets of the old, and, perhaps, of the middle comedy; whereas Menander suppressed them, not so much in compliance with his own judgment, as in obedience to the publick edicts.

A chorus of wives and widowsthere were no old maids in Tahiticondemned scathingly the conduct of the voluptuaries, and the preachers of the gospel lashed them in conversation or sermon now and then.

The chorus was first a hymn to Bacchus, produced by accident; art brought it to perfection, and delight made it a publick diversion.

The first one after the opening chorus was "Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon."

"Hallelujah Chorus," is itor what?

"NOW THEN, ARE YOU THE FOUR MEN WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC I WAS ASKING FOR?" Chorus.

Then Mr. Bright, who had returned a captain, appeared with his company, consisting of Tom and Chloe with their children, and Tulee with her children, singing a parody composed by himself, of which the chorus was: "Blow ye the trumpet abroad o'er the sea, Columbia has triumphed, the negro is free!

Malcolm sung an Erse song, the chorus of which was 'Hatyin foam foam eri', with words of his own.

The opening chorus of the people, the formal balanced speeches, the analytical action, beginning on the verge of the catastrophe, are traits borrowed from Greek tragedy.

A chorus of voices and glittering eyes was the answer.