Read full poem →after June 1599--when (with other books) it was condemned by Archbishop
Whitgift to be burnt--that recourse was had to the expedient of
reprinting it at Middleburgh. In the notes I refer to this edition as
Dictionary Entry
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. expedientexpedient simple
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Antonyms
Poetry examples for “expedient”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And Caiaphas that said
Expedient 'twas for all that One should die;
But what avails
Read full poem →the nations that repudiated the existing League.
The devitalizing character of such an expedient
requires no comment. Fatuous futility could
Read full poem →For a patriot, too cool; for a drudge, disobedient;
And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.
In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, sir,
Read full poem →For a patriot, too cool; for a drudge, disobedient;
And too fond of the _right_ to pursue the _expedient._ 40
In short, ’twas his fate, unemploy’d, or in place, Sir,
Read full poem →He was again reduced to the expedient of short compositions, for the
supply of the day. The writer of this narrative has now before him a
Read full poem →Spurning my clumsy efforts to o'erstride him,
Some fresh expedient the Muse will try,
And walk on stilts, although she cannot fly.
Read full poem →Hamstringing a horse is termed, in the border dialect, _tying him
with St. Mary's Knot_. Dickie used this cruel expedient to prevent a
pursuit. It appears from the narration, that the horses, left unhurt,
Read full poem →his new office; for the idea of reading in public proved a source
of torture to his tender and apprehensive spirit. An expedient was
devised to promote his interest without wounding his feelings.