Read full poem →When husbands, or when lapdogs breathe their last;
Or when rich China vessels, fallen from high,
In glittering dust and painted fragments lie!
Dictionary Entry
Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.
Origin
Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.
Common Phrases
. vesselsvessels bloodvessels smallvessels twovessels merchant
Missing dictionary details are being fetched in the background.
Synonyms
No synonyms yet.
Antonyms
No antonyms yet.
Poetry examples for “vessels”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →To them his smoke is sightless, black,
His votive vessels but a pack
Of old discarded shards, his fire
Read full poem →those of another; nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one
State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.
Read full poem →at daybreak this morning. It immediately engaged
the enemy and destroyed the following Spanish vessels :
Reina Cristina, Castilia, Don Antonio, Isle de Ulla, Isle
Read full poem →Thou pourest the fire of sacred rage
In costly vessels all too weak.
Great works we planned in hopes that Thou
Read full poem →able location for his settlement,
he lost two of his vessels. On
his way back to England, the
Read full poem →continent, proving it an island, and made considerable exploration,
repairing his vessels in the beautiful harbour of Havana, which he
first discovered, (naming it Puerto de Carenas,) the convenience of
Read full poem →And the sea through all its tide-ways
Swept the reeling vessels sideways,
As the leaves are swept through sluices,
Read full poem →The histories say,
Seventy vessels
Sailed out of the bay.
Read full poem →Then as together the vessels crashed,
Eric severed the cables of hide,