Read full poem →Gardens, were particularly mentioned. The encou-
ragement given to the latter on account of its scenery
and decoration was not forgot.
Dictionary Entry
On behalf of the (monetary) account of; (originally figurative) for the sake of.
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Poetry examples for “on account of”
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Read full poem →puritanical maxims of a severe sect, attacked the stage
on account of its profaneness and immorality. This
-was the celebrated Jeremy Collier, who, in l6t)7,
Read full poem →[334] Dogs tied up on account of their fierceness.
Read full poem →the United -tates to vote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude.
Read full poem →ones are not good; and the best, if not carefully shelled, are apt to be a
little rancid on account of the gall!”
Read full poem →the Allans continued to reside. Already well grounded in the elementary
processes of education, not without reputation on account of his
European residence, handsome, proud, and regarded as the heir of a
Read full poem →to convert the Iroquois, but in 1658 the missionaries with-
drew on account of a threat of a general massacre of the
French.
Read full poem →And John the Baptist could not get a vote,
On account of his old fashioned, camel's-hair coat;
And the Penitent Thief, who died on the cross,
Read full poem →the natural quality of such animals, than the circumstance of a lion,
or any other creature, going to sleep without his skin, on account of
the sultry weather.