Read full poem βI know my state, both full of shame and scorn,
Conceiv'd in sin, and unto labour borne,
Standing with fear, and must with horror fall,
Dictionary Entry
labour
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ΛleΙͺ.bΙ/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature βEffort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
In a Sentence
βThe essay uses labour to make the point more precise.β
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Poetry examples for βlabourβ
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Read full poem βMy true account, lest he returning chide;
"Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
I fondly ask; But patience, to prevent
Read full poem βWith my under-ground mine:
Till I looked from my labour content
To enjoy the event.
Read full poem βAe night the storm the steeples rocked,
Poor Labour sweet in sleep was locked,
While burns, wiβ snawy wreaths up-choked,
Read full poem βNo help, nor hope, nor view had I, nor person to befriend me, O;
So I must toil, and sweat, and moil, and labour to sustain me, O;
To plough and sow, to reap and mow, my father bred me early, O;