Read full poem →As ever sullied the fair face of light,
Down to the central earth, his proper scene,
Repair'd, to search the gloomy cave of Spleen.
Dictionary Entry
Being in the middle or most important part; essential.
In a Sentence
“The central park is the heart of the city, where many events take place.”
Origin
From Latin 'centralis', meaning 'of a center'.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “central”
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Read full poem →The central theme of all the songs is the power and endurance of the
affections, and four refer especially to the love of children. The first
Read full poem →changing conditions and methods in education serves as a prelude to
the central thought of the poem proper. With this is contrasted the
quiet group of story-tellers.
Read full poem →Stable 619 Des Moines......ee..: Market-307 |
Supts Office Central Iowa Div Market-308
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Read full poem →I, or a something that is I indeed,
A living, central, and more inmost I,
Within the scales of mere exterior me’s,
Read full poem →Ye oceans of intolerable delight,
The blazing photosphere of central Night,
Be ye forgot.
Read full poem →Ye oceans of intolerable delight,
The blazing photosphere of central Night,
Be ye forgot.
Read full poem →I thought the worst had brought me balm:
'Twas but the tempest's central calm.
Vague sinkings of the heart aver
Read full poem →Thus oft my soul has hearkened; till the song,
A central moan for days, at length found tongue,
And the sweet music welled and the sweet tears.
Read full poem →“the territorial integrity and the political inde-
pendence” of the nations of Central and South
America. The Treaty pledges all of the signa-