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Definition of Poeticisms
1. poeticism [n] - See also: poeticism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poeticisms
Literary usage of Poeticisms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"... Pity her pains and learn to spare ! The plover is a type of inconstancy, and
in Scotland js hel^ IQ .' Pne of this poet's peculiar poeticisms, ..."
2. The Literature of the Georgian Era by William Minto (1895)
"He carried the war into the enemy's country with the angry retort: " Cleanse
yourselves of your gaudy, glossy, meaningless, conventional poeticisms, ..."
3. The Journal of Philology by William George Clark, John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor, William Aldis Wright, Ingram Bywater, Henry Jackson (1892)
"... Т1)(ш of using the aorist ; it must be put down as one of his poeticisms.
But a careful study of the passages referred to appears to me to reveal a ..."
4. A History of English Literature by William Robertson Nicoll, Thomas Seccombe (1907)
"... he carried the war into the opposite camp and assailed their poeticisms and
poetic dictions with an unwonted vivacity. Subsequently he proceeds to ..."
5. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Instruction by American Institute of Instruction, Meeting (1839)
"... because there are probably present, some who, like myself, have found difficulty
in reconciling poeticisms with grammatical rule. ..."
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