Read full poem →Of yellowish hue, yet beautifully green;
Bark ribbed like corderoy in seamy screed,
That farther up the stem is smoother seen,
Dictionary Entry
Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
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Common Phrases
side seamyunderside seamysides seamy. seamyunderbelly seamyworld seamy
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Poetry examples for “seamy”
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Read full poem →is a free paraphrase, embodying much of his own experience and
views. Part of it he put into verse. Alfred knew the seamy side of
life, its troubles, difficulties, and sorrows. In his Preface, he patheti-