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Definition of Stilly
1. Adjective. (poetic) still or calm. "In the stilly night"
Definition of Stilly
1. a. Still; quiet; calm.
2. adv. In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly.
Definition of Stilly
1. Adjective. silent; calm ¹
2. Adverb. While still and calm ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stilly
1. still [adj STILLIER, STILLIEST] - See also: still
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stilly
Literary usage of Stilly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"The words of love then spoken; The eyes that shone, Now dimmed and gone, The
cheerful hearts now broken! Thus, in the stilly night. Ere slumber's chain has ..."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1917)
"Oft, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound roe, Fond Memory brings
the light Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's ..."
3. English Poetry (1170-1892). by John Matthews Manley (1907)
"OFT IN THE stilly NIGHT Oft, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound
me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me; The smiles, ..."
4. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by John William Cunliffe, Karl Young (1910)
"4° (1801) THOMAS MOORE (177^1852) OFT IN THE stilly NIGHT Oft, in the stilly night,
... >o Thus, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, ..."
5. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by James Francis Augustine Pyre, Karl Young (1910)
"4° (1801) THOMAS MOORE (1779-1852) OFT IN THE stilly NIGHT Oft, in the stilly night,
... Thus, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, ..."
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