Read full poem →dies which properly belong to Be;mmont only, which therefore we must endeavour to find
out. The verses tell us that he acknowledged all he had to be owing to Jonson, there is no
doubt therefore of his imitating Jonson*s manner in these comedi(fS. Shirley in the first folio»
Dictionary Entry
Because of, on account of.
In a Sentence
“I gave up my job as a typist owing to repetitive strain injury.”
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Poetry examples for “owing to”
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Read full poem →spiritus, all the strength and nerves of poetry, which was in a good measure
owing to the happiness of our blank verse, which at the same time that it
is capable of the highest sublimity, the inost extensive and noblest Aarmony
Read full poem →JL HERE is none among all the names of* honour, that hath more encou«
raged the legitimate muses' of this latter age, than that which is owing to
your family; whose coronet shines bright with the native lustre of its own
Read full poem →That Israfeli's fire
Is owing to that lyre
By which he sits and sings--
Read full poem →That Israfeli’s fire
Is owing to that lyre
By which he sits and sings—
Read full poem →wild berries will be withered and frozen, and all the
plants of the prairie will wither away owing to the frost
of winter. How will you be able to obtain food? You
Read full poem →most of the counties of Southern Ireland were in a state
of insurrection. Owing to the strict British censorship,
little was known by the outside world of the progress of
Read full poem →The MS. is slightly deficient, owing to the omission of a few stanzas; but
not much is missing. It is of a type closely resembling the preceding, and
Read full poem →by Panton and Donaldson. This is useful for reference, as being a tolerably
close translation of Guido, although a little imperfect, owing to the loss
of some leaves and some slight omissions (probably) on the part of the
Read full poem →Vivien Warren she was not much known to the authorities or to the
populace but she soon became so owing to her striking appearance,
telling voice and gift of oratory. All the arts she had learnt as