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Epithalamium

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A nuptial song, sung before the bridal chamber in honour of the newly-wedded couple, particularly among the Greeks and Romans, of whom Theocritus and Catullus have left notable examples; but the epithalamium of Edmund Spenser is probably the finest specimen extant of this poetic form.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Epithalamium'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/epithalamium.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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