Read full poem →Awhile[357] thy tiptoes on the footstool[358] rest.
Now greatest spectacles the PrÊtor sends,
Four chariot-horses from the lists' even ends.
Dictionary Entry
Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
In a Sentence
“I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. spectaclesspectacles rimmedspectacles public
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Poetry examples for “spectacles”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →given—by the learned of future ages, to the Ashimah of the
Syrians. Put on your spectacles, and tell me what it is. What is
it?
Read full poem →Stanza xxviii. "Thus unto Heaven appealed the people: Heaven,"--
Stanza lxxxviii. "There may you read with spectacles on eyes,"--
Stanza lxxxix. "There may you read--Oh, Phoebus, save Sir John,"--
Read full poem →A Father-Time-like man got on and rode,
Armed with a scythe and spectacles that glowed.
He turned on will-power to increase the load
Read full poem →But you --
You don green spectacles before you look at roses."
Read full poem →"But you--
"You don green spectacles before you look at roses."
Read full poem →of imitation lilacs on the top of her head, powdered her nose briefly
and adjusted her thick spectacles. She looked terrible, but very wise.
As she left the office, she patted my shoulder with one lilac-gloved
Read full poem →the bedside armchair, fanning herself with one plump, pink hand.
She wore gilt-rimmed spectacles and a white nurse’s cap.
Read full poem →What were the infinite spectacles bulking foremost
Under my sight,