Read full poem →There heroes' wits are kept in ponderous vases,
And beaux' in snuff-boxes and tweezer-cases.
There broken vows, and death-bed alms are found,
Dictionary Entry
An actual event, situation, or fact.
In a Sentence
“For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.”
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Poetry examples for “cases”
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Read full poem →[455] Dyce has carefully recorded the readings of a MS. copy (_Harl.
MS._ 1836) of the present epigrams. As in most cases the variations are
unimportant, I have not thought it necessary to reproduce Dyce's
Read full poem →recousidered, and if approved by two thirds of that house, it
shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both
houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names
Read full poem →a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a pres: Nt-
ment or ind ctment of a grand jury,exe pt in cases arising
in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual
Read full poem →er to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the
United States, except in cases of impeachment.
Read full poem →CLAUSE 17. To exercise exclusive legislation in all
cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding ten miles
square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the
Read full poem →Entries relating to each line of Shadow Text are shown below that
line. In cases where a glossed word appears more than once in a
line, plus signs are used if necessary to highlight the
Read full poem →Sometimes the meaning is forced or metaphorical. In these cases
the straight "dictionary" meaning of the word is given first, and
Read full poem →vaguely called 'physiological processes.' What poisonous rubbish!
You know as well as I do that in most cases it makes little or no
difference; and if it does, what about men? Aren't _they_ at certain
Read full poem →It is upon the first of these, the shales and limestone, the latter
especially, that the banks of ore rest, forming, in many cases, with
loose earth, etc., bold knobs and ridges. The section below will serve
