Read full poem →Had braved the Goth, and many a Vandal slain,
Lay fortune-struck, a spectacle of woe!
Wept by each friend, forgiven by every foe:
Dictionary Entry
A public display or show, often impressive or dramatic.
In a Sentence
“The parade was a colorful spectacle with marching bands and elaborate floats.”
Origin
From Latin 'spectaculum' meaning 'a show, sight', derived from 'spectare' (to look at).
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “spectacle”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →caused by the storm, "the intrepid Theban," which conveys the impression
that he was undaunted by the spectacle. In the same spirit Pope at ver.
527, has the line, "Thus still his _courage_ with his toils increased,"
Read full poem →branded this paper in all the lines, this being the authentic wit that made
Blackfriars an academy, where the three hours' spectacle, while Beau-
mont and Fletcher were presented, was usually of more advantage to thtf
Read full poem →year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-five, we should be
deprived of this extraordinary spectacle. In the nineteenth
century Antioch is—that is to say, Antioch will be—in a
Read full poem →“But what have we here? Heavens! the town is swarming with wild
beasts! How terrible a spectacle!—how dangerous a peculiarity!”
Read full poem →1203. Povert a spectacle is, as thinketh me.--B. ii. pr. 8. 23-25, 31-33.
Read full poem →usual in Shakespearean tragedy. Such tension cannot and ought not to
be sustained. First there is the witches’ spectacle, hard only on the
nerves of Macbeth, an ironic or sycophantic pleasure to its first audi-
Read full poem →This spectacle of gradual strangulation made the youth
writhe, and once as his friend rolled his eyes, he saw something
Read full poem →Of the dark firs, a visionary scene!
And, while I gaze upon the spectacle
Of clouded splendour, on this dream-like sight 95
Read full poem →Sublimer transport, purer love,
Than doth this silent spectacle--the gleam--
The shadow--and the peace supreme!