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The name serenata was given by Italian composers in the time of Handel, and by Handel himself, to a cantata of a pastoreal of dramatic character, to a secular ode, etc.; also by Mozart and others to an orchectral composition, in several movements, midway between the suite of an earlier period and the modern symphony. Grove. Serene The moon serene in glory mounts the sky.Pope. Full many a gem of purest ray sereneGray. In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a tittle to princes and the members of their families; as, His Serene Highness. To their master is deniedYoung. Serene Heaven and earth, as if contending, vieThomson. Now setting Phbus shone serenely bright.Pope. Sereneness Serenitude Serenity A general peace and serenity newly succeeded a general trouble.Sir W. Temple. I can not see how any men should ever transgress those moral rules with confidence and serenity.Locke. Serenity is given as a title to the members of certain princely families in Europe; as, Your Serenity. |
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