Read full poem →Yet in the spirit beforehand for this and all that is like it;
It is an easier matter for us contemplative creatures,
Us upon whom the pressure of action is laid so lightly;
Dictionary Entry
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious contemplation.
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Common Phrases
life contemplative. contemplativeprayer contemplativemind contemplativeman contemplativemood contemplative
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Poetry examples for “contemplative”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →poser; who must have more than the instruction ^f libraries (which of
Itself is but a cold contemplative knowledge), there Wng required in him
a soul miraculously knowing and conversing with all 'mankind, enabling