Read full poem →And oped those eyes that must eclipse the day:
Now lap-dogs give themselves the rousing shake, 15
And sleepless lovers, just at twelve, awake:
Dictionary Entry
A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.
In a Sentence
“The dog barked all night long.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. dogsdogs hotdogs two
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Antonyms
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Poetry examples for “dogs”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →A brandy and tobacco shop is near,
And hens, and dogs, and hogs are feeding by;
And here a sailor's jacket hangs to dry.
Read full poem →And oped those eyes that must eclipse the day:
Now lap-dogs give themselves the rousing shake,
And sleepless lovers, just at twelve, awake:
Read full poem →Was till’d by women ;_ all the swine were sows, 190
And all the dogs ”—
Read full poem →By the softly ringing hoofs of a horse
And the panting breath of the dogs I love.
The pageant of Autumn follows its course
Read full poem →Grated his senses, wallowing on the floor
Lay men, and dogs and women in the dirt.
He sickened, loathing it, and as he gazed
Read full poem →Scylla by us her father's rich hair steals,
And Scylla's womb mad raging dogs conceals.
We cause feet fly, we mingle hares with snakes,
Read full poem →Search at the door who knocks oft in the dark,
In night's deep silence why the ban-dogs[334] bark. 40
Whither[335] the subtle maid lines[336] brings and carries,
Read full poem →He growls, doubts, lays him on his belly, too,
And wags his tail—as dogs are wont to do.
Faust
Read full poem →Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,
Making their mock at our accursèd lot.