I know not well how to excuse him, in that hee deemed his Poesie worthy to be published.
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Poesy
/ˈpəʊɪzi/
Synonyms for "poesy" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (14)
castilian springcreative imaginationdeityeratoeuterpefire of geniusgarlandgodgoddessheliconhippocreneinspirationmusemusical thought
Related words (23)
Noun(6 words)
parnassuspierian springpieridespoempoetasteringpoetasterypoetic geniuspoetic workspoetrypolyhymniarhymerunesongthe musesthe supreme fictionverseversemongering
Related word relations
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More general
8 entriesaesthetic qualitygenreliterary formliterary genreliterary qualityliterary traditionpoetry traditionwriting style
More specific
14 entriesCollocations
6 entriesclassical poesymedieval poesypoesy in literaturepoesy traditionrenaissance poesyromantic poesy
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
We know a poetical young gentleman—a very poetical young gentleman. We do not mean to say that he is troubled with the gift of poesy in any remarkable degree, but his countenance is of a plaintive and melancholy cast, his manner is abstracted and bespeaks affliction of soul:[…]
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