Read full poem →Suave mari magno turbantibus aequora ventis
E terra magnum alterius spectare laborem;
Non quia vexari quemquam est iucunda voluptas,
Dictionary Entry
(astrogeology) A rough upland or mountainous region of the Moon with a relatively high albedo.
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Common Phrases
cotta terrafirma terraincognita terranova terra. terraaustralis terraterra deterra la
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Poetry examples for “terra”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Lucretius (i. 291) has "gremium matris terrai." Mitford adds the
pathetic sentence of Pliny, _Hist. Nat._ ii. 63: "Nam terra novissime
complexa gremio jam a reliqua natura abnegatos, tum maxime, ut mater,
Read full poem →SHE wore a new “terra-cotta” dress,
And we stayed, because of the pelting storm,