Read full poem →And I shall have to bate my price,
For in the grave, they say,
Dictionary Entry
To reduce the force of something; to abate.
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Common Phrases
. batedudley bateet bateone batebate jacksonbate spencebate jonathanbate henry
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Poetry examples for “bate”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And instinct tells us that, to them,
'Tis always right to bate their price.
Yet I must say they're rather nice,
Read full poem →The authors desire to express their grateful acknowledg-
ments to Maj. H. C. Bate, the local forecast official and sec-
tion director of the weather bureau at Nashville, for con-
Read full poem →Or man or woman. Yet I argue not
Against heavns hand or will, nor bate a jot
Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer
Read full poem →Or man or woman. Yet I argue not
Against heavns hand or will, nor bate a jot
Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer
Read full poem →The prizes in all lists he won;
Nor bate one jot of heart or hope,
And, least of all, the loyal tie
Read full poem →With him I proved no bargain-driver,
With you, don't think I'll bate a stiver!
And folks who put me in a passion