Read full poem →(_He lifts her onto the chair by the hearth and now holds the
candle to her face, then draws away with a growing fear of what
Dictionary Entry
The floor of a fireplace, or the area around it, where a fire is built; also, the home or home life.
In a Sentence
“The family gathered around the warm hearth on a cold winter evening, sharing stories and laughter.”
Origin
From Old English 'heorð', related to Old Norse 'hjorth'.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “hearth”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →But miss’d the mignonette of Vivian-place,
The little hearth-flower Lilia. Thus he spoke, 165
Part banter, part affection.
Read full poem →He stirs a booted heel and kicks a rolling coal. His spur clinks
on the hearth. Overhead, the rain hammers and chinks. She is so pure
and whole. Only because he has her soul will she resign herself to him,
Read full poem →Faint fades the fire on the hearth, its embers
Scattering wide at a stronger gust.
Read full poem →Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and The
Cricket on the Hearth.
Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.
Read full poem →Have brought my gift," she said:
"To bless the hearth, to bless the board,
To bless the marriage-bed.
Read full poem →Why thou didst leave thy land,
Thy spouse, thy hearth?
Helen of Troy, Greek art
Read full poem →So born a weakling. When he came from college
He married soon and came to mother's hearth,
And brought his bride. I heard the old man say:
Read full poem →I kneel, spending my breath in vain desire,
At that cold hearth which one time roared so strong,
And straighten back in weariness, and long
Read full poem →And Joan a gentle lover,
And Agatha's Arth' is a hug-the-hearth,--
But my true love's a rover!