Read full poem →And sandflies dance their little lives away.
The sucking waves retard, and tighter clinch
The weeds about him, but the land-winds blow,
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Poetry examples for “retard”
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Read full poem →One from our trees, one far away;
Retard the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Read full poem →The babe born to the desert, the sand storm
Retard mid-waste my cowering caravans--
"There are bees in this wall." He struck the clapboards,
Read full poem →Lest, unacquainted with our bold attempt,
Surprise o'erwhelm her, and retard our flight.
Read full poem →What sleepy charms benumb these active heroes,
Depress their spirits, and retard their speed?
Beyond the fear of ling'ring punishment,