poetize

Example Sentences

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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

I think it could even poetize the Pittikin girls, or the Hughes, in Tano's opinion,” said Carlota.

From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.

To the good gentlemen who poetize concerning grace and the antique, who sigh for togas, stolas, and paludaments, I say, Go to.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

A woman, he told himself, should appear to us in dreams, or such a glory as may poetize her vulgarity.

From Pierre and Jean by Maupassant, Guy de

When we talk of being invaded in the north, we poetize the idea of defense by the figure of defending our hearthstones.

From Venetian Life by Howells, William Dean