Read full poem →In that gross element fix all their happiness ;
But purer spirits, purz'd and refin*d, shake off
That clog of human u^ilty. Give me leave
Dictionary Entry
To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
In a Sentence
“The archaeologists shook off the dust that had fallen from the roof, and promptly continued their work.”
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Poetry examples for “shake off”
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Read full poem →Genevese, he threw in his lot with a band of ardent reformers and
patriots, who were conspiring to shake off the yoke of Duke Charles III.
of Savoy, and convert the city into a republic. Here is his own
Read full poem →I cannot shake off the god;
On my neck he makes his seat;
Read full poem →There was peace on earth, and silence in the sky;
Some could, some could not, shake off misery:
The Sinister Spirit sneered: “It had to be!”
Read full poem →I smile, enter and
shake off the cold.
Here is a great woman