Read full poem →The various off'rings of the world appear; 130
From each she nicely culls with curious toil,
And decks the Goddess with the glitt'ring spoil.
Dictionary Entry
Fastidiously; carefully.
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. nicelybalanced nicelynicely quite
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Poetry examples for “nicely”
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Read full poem →The various offerings of the world appear;
From each she nicely culls with curious toil,
And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil.
Read full poem →Nor sleeps one error in its father's grave,
Old puns restore, lost blunders nicely seek,
And crucify poor Shakspeare once a week.
Read full poem →Rotten marsh. My right leg's snapped.
'Tis a mercy he's rolled, but I'm nicely capped.
A broken-legged man and a broken-legged horse!
Read full poem →The guys sat in them outside of the school and the girls gathered around
and went for rides. Everybody was nicely dressed, the guys and the girls,
they had pullover
Read full poem →The white-wash'd wall, the nicely-sanded floor,
Read full poem →The parlour splendours of that festive place:
The white-washed wall, the nicely sanded floor,
The varnished clock that clicked behind the door;
Read full poem →Or nobly fling the gospel club,
And New-Light herds could nicely drub
Or pay their skin;
Read full poem →And folded up the letter that she'd read.
"The Colonel writes so nicely." Something broke
In the tired voice that quavered to a choke.
Read full poem →They are proper in shape and number and every part.
They sit so nicely in the pickling fluid!