Read full poem →And thou of God in thy great charity)
Of such a finish’d chasten’d purity.
Dictionary Entry
To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. chastenchasten neitherchasten dost
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Poetry examples for “chasten”
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Read full poem →made bare.
Will ye bridle the deep sea with reins, will ye chasten the high sea
with rods?
Read full poem →And the ends of the earth at the might thereof tremble, and time is made bare.
Will ye bridle the deep sea with reins, will ye chasten the high sea with rods?
Will ye take her to chain her with chains, who is older than all ye Gods?
Read full poem →Seal up my eyes, I would not look so far,
Chasten my steps to peaceful regularity,
Bow down my head lest I behold a star.
Read full poem →Or every voice that calleth "hasten;"
He seeketh out some heart to chasten,
And whips it, wailing, up to God!
Read full poem →An’ when we chasten’d him therefor,
Thou kens how he bred sic a splore,