Read full poem →Lives in the exquisite grace of the column disjointed and single,
Haunts the rude masses of brick garlanded gaily with vine,
E'en in the turret fantastic surviving that springs from the ruin,
Dictionary Entry
(physical) Matter, material.
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. massesmasses largemasses greatmasses airmasses broad
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Poetry examples for “masses”
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Read full poem →Distract thee from the stern analysis
Of masses who cry only: keep thy kin
Clear as thy soul isvirtuous. Heroes’
Read full poem →But we bring violets,
great masses--single, sweet,
wood-violets, stream-violets,
Read full poem →The winds, like anthems, roll;
They are chanting solemn masses,
Singing, "Pray for this poor soul,
Read full poem →On the sombre rafters, that round him made
Masses and moving shapes of shade,--
Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall,
Read full poem →On the sombre rafters, that round him made
Masses and moving shapes of shade,--
By the trembling ladder, steep and tall,
Read full poem →measures. These balls, or concretions, run up in size from small
pebbles to masses weighing a ton or more.
Read full poem →Her sons are as stones in the way--
They are masses of senseless clay--
They are trodden, and move not away,--
Read full poem →A fluctuant mutable world and dim,
Where wavering masses bulge and gape
Mysterious, and shape to shape
Read full poem →A fluctuant mutable world and dim,
Where wavering masses bulge and gape
Mysterious, and shape to shape