Read full poem →which the Princess had been given possession by her father, and over
which she exercises jurisdiction. ,
Dictionary Entry
Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
In a Sentence
“The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.”
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Common Phrases
. exercises1 exercisesexercises spiritualexercises breathingexercises religious
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Poetry examples for “exercises”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →"In our Latin exercises in school," continues the colonel, "Poe was
among the first--not first without dispute. We had competitors who
Read full poem →from all former delights and studies, as well in pleasant piping, as
cunning rhyming and singing, and other his laudable exercises. Whereby
he taketh occasion, for proof of his more excellency and skill in
Read full poem →sassafras workhouse
Map Exercises
Read full poem →Sewel, his biographer, he was soon distinguished by the superiority of
his exercises; and, what is less easily to be credited, so much endeared
himself to his schoolfellows, by his civility and good nature, that
Read full poem →thoughts unto God than ever before." A strange
interlude in these religious exercises was Sidney's
composition of a poem on La Cuisse Rompue^ which
Read full poem →With more address, (or such as pleases more)
She runs her female exercises o'er,
Unfurls or closes, raps or turns the fan,
Read full poem →And thee my soul,
Joys, ceaseless exercises, exaltations,
Thy yearning amply fed at last, prepared to meet,