Read full poem →formal groups of mermaidens, five or six together, singing
as they stand (apparently) half-immersed in the shallows
as described
Dictionary Entry
To put under the surface of a liquid; to dunk.
In a Sentence
“Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water.”
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Poetry examples for “immersed”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Atonement—Change of views—Baptism 7 is himself immersed—Fanati-
cism makes considerable advances—The Shakers come—Some of the
Read full poem →He sees objects practically unrelated, and links them in strings;
or he sees them pictorially; or, he sees pictures immersed as it were
in an atmosphere of thought. When the process is complete,
Read full poem →tically unrelated, and links them in strings; or he
sees them pictorially; or, he sees pictures immersed
as it were in an atmosphere of thought. When the
Read full poem →Wisdom in sable garb array'd, 25
Immersed in rapturous thought profound,
And Melancholy, silent maid,
