Read full poem →Gave the gilt coach and dappled Flanders mares,
The shining robes, rich jewels, beds of state,
And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate.
Dictionary Entry
A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
In a Sentence
“My cat often sleeps on my bed. I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. bedsbeds hospitalbeds flowerbeds two
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Poetry examples for “beds”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And the pale spectres dance!
The Furies sink upon their iron beds,
And snakes uncurl'd hang listening round their heads.
Read full poem →And mount the hill in venerable rows:
There the green infants in their beds are laid,
The garden's hope, and its expected shade.
Read full poem →If e'er with airy horns I planted heads,
Or rumpled petticoats, or tumbled beds,
Or caused suspicion when no soul was rude,
Read full poem →And they slept and they rioted on their rose-hung beds,
With mouths on flame,
Read full poem →Green grapes of Proserpine,
Pale beds of blowing rushes
Where no leaf blooms or blushes
Read full poem →The sparkle and coolness of snow
Was blown from the mountain beds.
Read full poem →And that was damned dull too,
With its beds of geraniums no one was allowed to pick,
And its clipped lawns you weren't allowed to walk on,
Read full poem →Of labor you shall find the sum.
Will there be beds for me and all who seek?
Yea, beds for all who come.
Read full poem →And I will make thee beds of roses,
With a thousand fragrant posies,