|
|
Definition of Forspent
1. a. Wasted in strength; tired; exhausted.
Definition of Forspent
1. Adjective. (archaic poetic) exhausted ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forspent
1. worn out [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forspent
Literary usage of Forspent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Memorial of a True Life: A Biography of Hugh Mcallister Beaver by Robert Elliott Speer (1898)
"... Into the woods my Master went, Clean forspent, forspent; Into the woods my
Master came, forspent with love and shame. But the olives they were not blind ..."
2. Lucretius and the Atomic Theory by John Veitch (1875)
"... and wearies heaven, and comprehends not that all things are gradually wasting
away and passing to the grave, quite forspent by age and length of days. ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"Into the woods my Master came, forspent with love and shame. But the olives they
were not blind to him. The little gray leaves were kind to him; ..."
4. An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
"Into the woods my Master came, But the olives they were not blind to forspent
with love and shame. Him; The little gray leaves were kind to Him; ..."
5. The World's Best Poetry by Bliss Carman (1904)
"INTO the woods my Master went, Clean forspent, forspent. ... my Master came,
forspent with love and shame. But the olives they were not blind to Him ..."
Other Resources:
