poetize

Example Sentences

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The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.

From England's Antiphon by MacDonald, George

All very well to poetize and maunder about in quiet Hazlewood; but, by Jove! you'll find it won't do in practical life.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 by Various

Now thus to poetize the tragedy of one's own life is fatuous; it is like enjoying one's dizziness on the brink of a precipice, or the pangs of sickness without seeking a remedy.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton

But to poetize the tragedy of others, to fiddle while Rome is burning, is brutal.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton

To poetize the truth in the science of charity and forgiveness can never be a great sin.

From Manners and Social Usages by Sherwood, Mrs. John M. E. W.