Hymn to Apollo (Var.)

Usage examples of pean.

In this capacity it was his good fortune to live in the families of the substantial tenantry of the district, two of whom, the farmers at Clunes and Glen Pean, were led to evince an especial interest in his welfare.

I was enabled to shake the hands of Edgar Quinet, of Chauffour, of Clement Dulac, of Bancel, of Versigny, of Emile Pean, and I again met our energetic and honest host of the Rue Blanche, Coppens, and our courageous colleague, Pons Stande, whom we had lost sight of in the smoke of the battle.

Mary Ellen considered the sound a mixture between a wail at their having been driven from the pasture to a pean of praise at the imminent relief of their low-flung swinging udders.

What terrible pean would he send whistling down to the dull earth far below?

A strident, gibing burst of merriment, the pealing tones reechoed through the courtyard, a pean of victory that brought awe to those who heard it.

The heavy spike pean gouged through the barred vizor of the other’s armet.

They were at too great a distance for the Euro peans to know whether their facial expressions portrayed pity or rage, but be that as it may, none offered to interfere.

With the sweetness of the voice of an angel from heaven the Euro peans heard the sharp-barked commands of an English non com.