温馨提示：本站仅提供公开网络链接索引服务，不存储、不篡改任何第三方内容，所有内容版权归原作者所有
AI智能索引来源：http://www.wehd.com/100/Versing.html
点击访问原文链接

Versing. World English Historical Dictionary

进入原网站 导航首页
Versing. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Versing vbl. sb. [f. VERSE v.1 + -ING1.] The action or practice of writing verse; an instance of this; the art or science of verse-making.

1 1581.  Sidney, Apol. Poetrie (Arb.), 49. That which gyueth greatest scope…, is ryming and versing.

2 1613.  W. Browne, Brit. Past., II. i. (1616), 9. For well it seemes in versing he hath skill.

3 1633.  G. Herbert, Temple, Flower, vi. I once more smell the dew and rain, And relish versing.

4 1644.  Bulwer, Chirol., A iij b. Physick and Versing in his flaming Chaire Plac’d Phoebus, and bestow’d that blazing Haire.

5 1856.  Anne Manning, Tasso & Leonora, 46. Charmed with his smooth versings.

6 1874.  M. Collins, Transmigr., II. ix. 162. The man who can … relish versing has nothing much the matter with his … psychical health.

7 1892.  Stopford Brooke, Early Eng. Lit., I. vii. 146. He [Henry of Huntingdon] had before him some ancient versings of the fight.

8   attrib.  1645.  G. Daniel, Poems, Wks. (Grosart), II. 51. What mad men are wee of the versing trade!

9 © 2024 WEHD.com

智能索引记录