2. Noun. (plural of heed) ¹
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Definition of Heeds
1. heed [v] - See also: heed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heeds
Literary usage of Heeds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"He needs not, he heeds not, Tkt Cotter's Sal. Night, c. ... We never heed [fortune's
road], He heeds or feels no more the ruthless critic's rage ! ..."
2. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"But if there be Some just and not oblivious power on high, Who heeds when lovers
plight unequal vow, To that god first her supplications rise. ..."
3. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Crawford Howell Toy (1899)
"... who heeds instruction is a way to life (for others), but he who neglects
admonition leads (others) astray (cf. Wildeboer) ; but this seems less natural ..."
4. Memoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy, Jun., of Massachusetts by Josiah Quincy (1825)
"That awful hour had come, which heeds no prayer Of fond companionship. Death's angel
spake Above the turmoil of the boisterous deep, And warned the Patriot ..."
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