Read full poem →Or that my tone should be
Tun'd to such solemn song
So mournfully--so mournfully,
Dictionary Entry
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “tun”
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Read full poem →Or that my tone should be
Tun’d to such solemn song
So mournfully—so mournfully,
Read full poem →Of likeness; thine's a tympany of sense.
A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ,
But sure thou 'rt but a kilderkin of wit.
Read full poem →To honour thee, the Priest of Phoebus Quire
That tun'st their happiest lines in Hymn or Story
Dante shall give Fame leave to set thee higher
Read full poem →To honour thee, the Priest of Phoebus Quire 10
That tun'st their happiest lines in Hymn or Story
Dante shall give Fame leave to set thee higher
Read full poem →Flames spread, and red vlankers, wi’ might and wi’ main,
And round beams, thatch, and chimley-tun roar.