Read full poem →The dales are light between,
Because 'tis fifty years to-night
That God has saved the Queen.
Dictionary Entry
A syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.
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Common Phrases
true tissaid tiswell tistis country
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Poetry examples for “tis”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →‘God save the Queen’ we living sing,
From height to height ’tis heard;
And with the rest your voices ring,
Read full poem →— Suppose I wound my arm right round —
‘Tis true, young man, ’tis true.’
Read full poem →“My mother thinks us long away;
*Tis time the field were mown.
Read full poem →The dales are light between,
Because ’tis fifty years to-night
That God has saved the Queen.
Read full poem →The lads I used to love.
And, south or north, 'tis only
A choice of friends one knows,
Read full poem →Wide is the world, to rest or roam,
And early 'tis for turning home:
Plant your heel on earth and stand,
Read full poem →For me remains in store,
'Tis sure much finer fellows
Have fared much worse before.
Read full poem →O Queen of air and darkness,
I think 'tis truth you say,
And I shall die to-morrow;