Verse

(noun.) a piece of poetry.

(noun.) a line of metrical text.

(verb.) familiarize through thorough study or experience; 'She versed herself in Roman archeology'.

(verb.) compose verses or put into verse; 'He versified the ancient saga'.

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• Why, my dear lad, I am even now courting the Nine, and turning Aristophanes into good English verse. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• But those who like Peter Featherstone never had a copy of themselves demanded, are the very last to wait for such a request either in prose or verse. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I read a poem or two; whether the spell was in me or in the verse I know not, but my heart filled genially, my pulse rose. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• As she turned the pages rich in dainty devices with very pardonable pride, her eye fell upon one verse that made her stop and think. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The poet may rebel against any attempt to set limits to his fancy; and he may argue truly that moralizing in verse is not poetry. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• No, no, Jack, don't,' interposed Bob Sawyer; 'it's a capital song, but I am afraid we had better not have the other verse. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• He drew forth a hymn book, gave out a verse, set a tune, and they all struck up the most dolorous of canticles. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Which is verse,' said Mr. Peggotty, surprised to find it out, 'though I hadn't such intentions. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• It was in familiar verse, according to the taste of the times and people, and addressed to the government there. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• You might as well say that scanning verse will teach you to scan the potato crops. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• They recited the verses which they had composed, to celebrate his valour and his victories. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Did not an immortal physicist and interpreter of hieroglyphs write detestable verses? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• That is all; the other verses are singularly complimentary to Ephesus. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Mama used to teach me to dance and sing, and to say verses. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Wait till Mr. Ablewhite's verses are followed by Mr. Ablewhite himself. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• St. Clare read on in an animated voice, till he came to the last of the verses. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Poor Dagley read a few verses sometimes on a Sunday evening, and the world was at least not darker to him than it had been before. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• My daughter replied, that Mr. Franklin might strike in, and try his luck, before the verses were followed by the poet. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Truly it fulfils the prophecy so gracefully expressed in the verses quoted, and has become the common bond of union among the nations of the earth. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• He also enclosed a copy of verses on what he elegantly called his cousin's natal day. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• His father was a merchant, engaged in business in Pisa, a man well versed in the Latin and Greek tongues, and well known for his knowledge of mathematics. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Gautama became versed in all the metaphysics of his age. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• A woman's standard of truthfulness was tacitly held to be lower: she was the subject creature, and versed in the arts of the enslaved. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• And Bell himself was not sufficiently well versed in business affairs to know how to make the most of his invention. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• But he was well versed in the Hellenic theologies of Alexandria, and his language was Greek. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• There was a most ingenious doctor, who seemed to be perfectly versed in the whole nature and system of government. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Happily, there are more ways than one of sowing the good seed, and few persons are better versed in those ways than myself. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.

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