Read full poem →The twin-souled brethren of the single wreath,
Grown in kings' gardens, plucked from pastoral heath,
Wrought with all flowers for all men's heart's delight.
Dictionary Entry
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
Origin
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Common Phrases
care pastoralletter pastoralwork pastorallife pastoral. pastoralepistles pastoral
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Poetry examples for “pastoral”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →vantageously displayed in a piece of his sole composition, ^' The
Faithful Shepherd," a dramatic pastoral on the model of the Ita-
lian. It possesses many fine beauties, and has been imitated by
Read full poem →For a Venetian Pastoral, by Giorgione .... 345
For an Allegorical Dance of Women, by Andrea
Read full poem →have in English of the purely _romantic poem_. Four elements enter into its
composition: "it is pastoral by association, chivalrous by temper, ethical
by tendency, and allegorical by treatment" (Renton). Its subject was taken
Read full poem →Certes, I meant not so
To cross your pastoral mood, sir page,
With the crook of the battle-bow;
Read full poem →meager, are not always visible, and the reason is by no means the insufficiency of the
Word 25 Combining pastoral and professorial insight Chapell wrote, "Ultimately preaching
accomplishes its spiritual purposes not because of the skills of the preacher, but because of
Read full poem →even more actively visual and physical “nibbling” brings “turfy”
back to life and incidentally completes the presentation of a pastoral
Read full poem →Such men are common here,
And pastoral maidens milking cows
Are dwelling everywhere.
Read full poem →Though but a lonely way, yet mystery hangs
Oer crowds of pastoral scenes recordless here.
The boy might climb the nest in thy young boughs