Read full poem →Whose heart is the world's delight.
Thou hast sworn without fail I shall die,
For my heart is set
Dictionary Entry
To take an oath, to promise.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. swornstatement swornenemy sworntestimony swornsworn duly
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Poetry examples for “sworn”
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Read full poem →for where the soul has gone, the body must be given as a sign. He takes her
by the divine right of the only lover. He has sworn to fight her lord,
and wed her after. Should he be overborne, she will die adoring him, forlorn,
Read full poem →But Ben, who knew not neither foe nor friend,
Sworn Enemy to all that do pretend,
Rose more then ever he was seen severe,
Read full poem →foundations for that scholarship which the poet extended afterwards by
private study until his learning grew to be sworn-brother to his wit.
Read full poem →were received by Mr. Killegrew : all of them were
sworn by the Lord Chamberlain as servants of the
crown; the former being styled the Duke of York’s
Read full poem →wrong the jgentleman and thyself too. 1 dare be
sworn he scorns thy house. He ! he lodge in such
a base, obscure place as thy house ! Tut, I know
Read full poem →Y. Mor, Mine uncle here, this earl, and I myself,
Were sworn to your father at his death.
That he should ne'er return into the realm:
Read full poem →To tragic verse while thou Achilles train'st,
And new sworn soldiers' maiden arms retain'st,
We, Macer, sit in Venus' slothful shade,
Read full poem →83. were sworn to your /., 86. offend, be used as an
Read full poem →All the foul tale, — truth sworn untrue
And falsehood's triumph. All the tale ?