Read full poem →I a slave in thy dominions;
Nature must give way to art.
Dictionary Entry
To yield to persistent persuasion.
In a Sentence
“The mother gave way to her crying child.”
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Poetry examples for “give way”
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Read full poem →With heads declined, ye cedars, homage pay;
Be smooth, ye rocks, ye rapid floods, give way!
The Saviour comes! by ancient bards foretold:
Read full poem →For emulation hath a thousand sons,
That one by one pursue: If you give way,
Or hedge aside from the direct forthright,
Read full poem →“Stoned must he be, the law stands so.
Yet, if he seek to fly, give way:
Hinder him not, but let him go.”
Read full poem →Proclaims mortality to man.
Rough Winter's blasts to Spring give way,
Spring yields to Summer's sovereign ray; 10
Read full poem →Proclaims mortality to man.
Rough Winter's blasts to Spring give way,
Spring yields to Summer's sovereign ray; 10