“In the armies of classical Greece, the paean or war-chant was the standard opening to set-piece battles.”

“But despite these revelations, the novel is a paean to the power of the aesthetic.”

“Count on more of his unusual routines, such as his strenuously graceful paeans to classical opera, sung by his favorite singer.”

“The original lyrics were swapped with political overtones that sang paeans of the political party.”

“Fragonard and Watteau created frothy paeans to the pleasures of surface, frivolity, and irresponsibility.”