Read full poem →And long as kinder eyes a look shall cast[i]
On Harold's page, Ianthe's here enshrined
Shall thus be _first_ beheld, forgotten _last_:
Dictionary Entry
To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
In a Sentence
“The museum enshrined the ancient manuscript in a climate‑controlled case for visitors to admire.”
Origin
Middle English, from Old French en- + shrine, with shrine from Latin scrinia ‘a chest.’
Common Phrases
. enshrinedwithin enshrinedenshrined rightsenshrined principles
Poetry examples for “enshrined”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →No May to sow seed here, no June to reveal it,
Behold you enshrined in these blooms of your bringing,
These fruits of your bearing--nay, birds of your winging!
Read full poem →And judgment, though you scarce its process know,
Recalls the excellencies I once enshrined,
And you are irked that they have withered so:
Read full poem →Her grave grew old beneath the pear-tree shade,
And yet her crumbling home enshrined the light.
The neighbors peering in were half afraid.
Read full poem →A moment, but an inmate of the heart,
And yet a spirit, there for me enshrined
To penetrate the lofty and the low;'