rare–1. [f. ELEGY, after the analogy of ecclesiast, etc.] A writer of elegies.
1766. Goldsmith, Vic. W., xvii. 47. These Elegiasts … are in despair for griefs that give the sensible part of mankind very little pain.
rare–1. [f. ELEGY, after the analogy of ecclesiast, etc.] A writer of elegies.
1766. Goldsmith, Vic. W., xvii. 47. These Elegiasts … are in despair for griefs that give the sensible part of mankind very little pain.
