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king or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry. [Slang] C. Kingsley. -- Stun"ning*ly, adv. [Slang]

as having a regard thereto. Blackstone. As science makes progress in any subject-matter, poetry recedes from it. J. H. Newman.

Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic] Their hearts were jocund and sublime, Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. Milton.

nder the clouds; attended or partly covered or obscured by clouds; somewhat cloudy. [R. & Poetic] Subnuvolar lights of evening sharply slant. Milnes.

ccessful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded. It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without ambition. Dryden. Spenser endeavored it in Shepherd's Kalendar; but neither will it succeed in English. Dryden.

Sulphureous. [Poetic & R.] Dr. H. More.

Whispering. [R.] "The soft susurrant sigh." Poetry of Anti- Jacobin.

ung man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry. It were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain. Shak. Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel. Pope.

Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon.

imp. of Swear. [Obs. or Poetic] Cophetua sware a royal oath. Tennyson.

Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge. He 'd have the poets sweat. Waller.

Swiftly. [Obs. or Poetic] Shak. Ply swift and strong the oar. Southey.

Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry.

plying a synecdoche. Isis is used for Themesis by a synecdochical kind of speech, or by a poetical liberty, in using one for another. Drayton.

; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game. The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and strength in tackling windmills under conditions the most fitted to insure her defeat. Dublin Univ. Mag.

p. p. of Ta, to take, or a contraction of Taken. [Poetic & Scot.] Burns.

A shield or target. [Obs. or Poetic] "A buckler on a targe." Chaucer.

d by later writers as the place of punishment for the spirits of the wicked. By the later poets, also, the name is often used synonymously with Hades, or the Lower World in general.

Shedding tears; tender. [Poetic] "Tear-falling pity." Shak.

Not fruitful or prolific; barren; as, a teemless earth. [Poetic] Dryden.