Read full poem →Past certain cliffs, along one certain beach,
And turn the topmost edge of waves to spray:
Ah pleasant pebbly strand so far away,
Dictionary Entry
At or nearest to the top; uppermost; being the very highest.
Origin
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Common Phrases
branches topmostlayer topmostbranch topmostlevel topmostpoint topmostpart topmosttopmost whosetopmost two
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Poetry examples for “topmost”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The squirrel, full of mischief and of fun,
From maples’ topmost branch the brown twig throws.
I read these pregnant signs, know what they mean:
Read full poem →As any man, and love be far and high,
That else forsakes the topmost branch, a fruit
Found on the ground by every passer-by.
Read full poem →And oddling crow in idle motions swing
On the half rotten ashtree's topmost twig,
Beside whose trunk the gipsy makes his bed.
Read full poem →And fortune still takes care they should be seen:
She places 'em aloft, o'th' topmost spoke
Of all her wheel. Fools are the daily work
Read full poem →Would I suffer for him that I love? So wouldst thou--so wilt thou!
So shall crown thee the topmost, ineffablest, uttermost crown--
And thy love fill infinitude wholly, nor leave up nor down
Read full poem →This doll upon the topmost bough,
This playmate-gift, in Christmas dress,
Read full poem →Rhymes for Gloriana
I. The Doll upon the Topmost Bough
II. On Suddenly Receiving a Curl Long Refused
Read full poem →For every child a gift, I hope.
The doll upon the topmost bough
Is mine. But all the rest are yours.