Read full poem →From near Bun-Hill, and distant Watling-street.
No Persian carpets spread th'imperial way,
But scatter'd limbs of mangled poets lay:
Dictionary Entry
A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
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. carpetscarpets persiancarpets orientalcarpets thick
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Poetry examples for “carpets”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Flutter'd in the besieging wind's uproar;
And the long carpets rose along the gusty floor. 360
Read full poem →To submission before wine and chatter.
Silly rich peasants stamp the carpets of men,
Dead men who dreamed fragrance and light