tenso

It was in the great hall, about the wide hearth, after the evening meal, that the harp was sounded and the _tenso_ was begun which was of such interest to the singer and his fair chatelaine; and among the questions of serious import which they then discussed, the following will serve by way of illustration: "Which is better, to have wisdom, or success with the ladies?"

Women of the Romance Countries John Robert Effinger 1901

Other than in this way the voice of the woman was rarely heard in song, unless she took part in the _tenso_, or song of contention, and then her words were uttered as they came, without premeditation, and were lost as soon as sung.

Women of the Romance Countries John Robert Effinger 1901

He details the rules of the tournament, and it is evident that he is well acquainted with all the minutiæ of the _jeu parti_ and the _tenso_ (song of dispute) of the

Jewish Literature and Other Essays Gustav Karpeles 1878

Su vida se extendió durante casi la totalidad del siglo y su carrera abarca dos de los estilos artísticos más radicalmente diferentes del momento: el tenso e ineludible mundo político del vanguardismo europeo y la vibrante y masculina libertad del expresionismo abstracto americano.

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_tenso_, which was a dialogue in song, all sorts of questions with his lady, or with another of his kind, while the slow, thick-headed husbands dozed in their chairs, dreaming of sudden alarums and the din of battle.

Women of the Romance Countries John Robert Effinger 1901

_tenso_, _tornejamens_, _balada_, _retroensa_, and the rest, would take more room than can be spared here, and would hardly be in place if it were otherwise.

The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) George Saintsbury 1889