2. Verb. (third-person singular of essay) ¹
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Definition of Essays
1. essay [v] - See also: essay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Essays
Literary usage of Essays
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Reviews by Henry James, Pierre de Chaignon la Rose (1921)
"The late Mr. Senior would have done better to call his book essays on Fictions.
essays on the Novelists, even, would have been too pretentious a name. ..."
2. Scientific Papers of Asa Gray by Asa Gray (1889)
"essays. EUROPEAN HERBARIA. THE vegetable productions of North America, in common
with those of most other parts of the world, have generally been first ..."
3. Miscellanies by Harriet Martineau (1836)
"PHILOSOPHICAL essays. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GENIUS OF SCOTT. THE advent of genius
is the most striking, and will, in time, be perceived to be the most ..."
4. The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledgeby John Fiske by John Fiske (1885)
"essays AND PHILOSOPHY MYTHS AND MYTH-MAKERS : Old Tales and Superstitions
interpreted by Comparative Mythology. 34th Impression. Crown 8vo, $2.00. ..."
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