idlesse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of idlesse
1590–1600; idle + -esse, as in finesse, etc.
Example Sentences
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Now, Tullus comes, new triumphs to prepare, And wake the folk to arm from idlesse fame, 964 And Ancus courts e'en now the popular acclaim.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
Some, for very idlesse; and some for very love.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John
Immortal man without a care Rivalled the gods above: Free, effortless, In sheer idlesse Aping divinity.
From The Call of the Mountains and other Poems by Pickering, James E.
The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all, Knight and page and household squire Loitered through the lofty hall, Or crowded round the ample fire.
From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon
Feeding the clods your idlesse drains, You make more green six feet of soil; His fruitful word, like suns and rains, Partakes the seasons' bounteous pains, And toils to lighten human toil.
From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by Lowell, James Russell
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