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(of a person) The condition of tiredness due to overwork.
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Poetry examples for “burn out”
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Read full poem →. The star-filled seas are smooth to-night
. Now hollow fires burn out to black .
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Read full poem →LIX. The star-filled seas are smooth to-night
LX. Now hollow fires burn out to black
LXI. The vane on Hughley stecple . .
Read full poem →Like jewels round about my head, to cool me.
My eyes burn out and sink into their sockets.
And my infected brain like brimstone boils;