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Meanings of best verse in English

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Usage of best verse in English
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Quite the best verse in it went something like this-
Reginald
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But his 1928 volume, The Heart's Journey, includes some of the best verse he ever wrote.
The Guardian
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His lyrics of nature are his best verse.
History of American Literature
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This volume contains all the best verse written in Australia and New Zealand, suitable for junior classes.
Five Months at Anzac / A Narrative of Personal Experiences of th...
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The best verse, perhaps, is the following:
The Prose Works of William Wordsworth / For the First Time Colle...
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His best verse shows depth of poetic thought, directness of expression, and a strong sense of moral values.
Halleck's New English Literature
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He preferred the worst prose to the best verse, not having sufficient intellect to enjoy the subtle charms of poetry.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
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I think you have given me the best verse of them all, and I will try and make it my motto.
The Carved Cupboard
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If no one else is going to say Big Sean had the best verse on "Control," Big Sean surely will.
Ebony
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From the "Cuckoo Song" of our language in its beginnings to the perfect loveliness of Tennyson's best verse, this note is ever sounding.
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
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It is proposed to print one volume (200 pages) of my best verse, and one volume (300 pages) of tales and sketches.
Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
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The best verses I have printed are the trees I have planted.
Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual / Issued for the ...
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These are the best verses, and no other whole piece quite contents me.
Authors and Friends
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I will not quote much from him, for his best verses are too familiar.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers
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He would even ask them to listen to what he thought his best verses.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist
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But it is no presumption to deny firmly Mr. Landor's assertion, that these are 'the best verses Wordsworth ever wrote.'
Note Book of an English Opium-Eater
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