Read full poem →tained, the allusion to the "reasons written long
since " remains only to tantalize us.
Dictionary Entry
To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach
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. tantalize
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Poetry examples for “tantalize”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →O hymen! O hymenee! why do you tantalize me thus?
O why sting me for a swift moment only?