of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia:"
The antonyms include "Cynical, hardeaded, hard-edged, unromantic."
I like "Sentimental."
In his detailed and thorough review of the above CD, Mr Godfrey states that the text to the three verses of Stanford's "Fairy Day" "surpass even that doggerel for nauseous sentimentality", then later "and although the diction of the choir in Fairy Day is done no favours by their backward balance we might perhaps be grateful for the fact that Allingham’s words are not clearer. They are provided in the booklet for those of a suitably hardened disposition".
Well, Mr Godfrey, please pause to reflect that such verses were not generally considered to be "nauseous doggerel" in their day; in fact they chimed in quite well with the standard of children's verses of the time, and were, in fact, popular. It's a shame that he cannot try to judge such things by the standards of children's rhymes of 1874, rather than those of much more sophisticated adults of today. A mild comment trying to put the matter into some historical/social context, whilst relating your own personal distaste would acceptable.
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