Read full poem →And in silent circle round
The thoughts of friends keep watch and ward,
Harnessed angels, hand on sword.
Dictionary Entry
To guard; to watch over someone or something.
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Poetry examples for “keep watch”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Nightly, from their azure towers,
To keep watch above the flowers,
In the midst of which all day
Read full poem →Hath took no print of the approching light, 20
And all the spangled host keep watch in squadrons bright?
Read full poem →Hath took no print of the approaching light, 20
And all the spangled host keep watch in squadrons bright?