Read full poem →“ TFuu'd learn from him to scorn a motley scene,
Dictionary Entry
An incongruous mixture.
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “motley”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →That motley drama--oh, be sure
It shall not be forgot!
Read full poem →A motley group the clearing field surround;
Sons of Humanity, oh ne’er deny
Read full poem →(_To Boxes, Pit, and Gallery._)
——, what a group the motley scene discloses!
False wits, false wives, false virgins, and false spouses!
Read full poem →That heart, where motley follies blend,
Was sternly still to Honour true:
Read full poem →Peacock Pie. Ill'd by W. H. Robinson
Motley and Other Poems
Collected Poems 1901-1918. 2 Vols.
Read full poem →teach the Hebrew language im a short time. A class
was soon made up of a motley mixture of preachers,
lawyers, and others. He taught by lectures; and ina
Read full poem →Alas! 'tis true, I have gone here and there,
And made my self a motley to the view,
Gor'd mine own thoughts, sold cheap what is most dear,