Read full poem →the elder Marvell, left him the ]ittle property
»he had, and he also appears to have inherited a
amali estate. Somebody must have provide^—
Dictionary Entry
To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
In a Sentence
“Your descendants will inherit the earth.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. inherited
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Poetry examples for “inherited”
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Read full poem →I inherited forty acres from my Father
And, by working my wife, my two sons and two daughters
Read full poem →What from the splendid dead
We have inherited —
Furrows sweet to the grain, and the weed subdued —
Read full poem →[20] The poet apparently speaks of Lady Radcliffe, who probably
inherited those vocal powers, with which her mother, Moll Davies,
charmed Charles II. The Grace might be her daughter.
Read full poem →He was still a restless experimenter, but in much he was a master.
In the brief stroke of description, which he inherited from
his early attachment to the concrete; in the rush of words,
Read full poem →the year after. In 1677, he became, by the death of his father, earl of
Dorset, and inherited the estate of his family.
Read full poem →degree in the most expensive manner, as a _grand compounder_; whence it
is inferred that he inherited a considerable fortune.
Read full poem →Americanism, which may perhaps be defined as a spiritual independence
and love of adventure inherited from the pioneers. Foreign artists are
usually the first to recognize this new tang; one detects the influence
Read full poem →There can be little doubt, that Cowper inherited from his
mother much of that sensibility of nerve and delicacy of