Read full poem →Thou knowest my manhood’s solemn and visionary meditations;
Thou knowest how, before I commenced, I devoted all to come to Thee;
Thou knowest I have in age ratified all those vows, and strictly kept them;
Dictionary Entry
commenced
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/kəˈmɛnst/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓To begin, start.
In a Sentence
“The article includes commenced to support a careful argument.”
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Poetry examples for “commenced”
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