Meaning of idlesse | Babel Free

Definitions

idleness

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“All which my daies I haue not lewdly spent, Nor spilt the blossome of my tender yeares In ydlesse.”

“A maiden was seated apart from her companion, the very flowers scattered neglected by her side; but it was obvious that idlesse—that first sweet symptom of love—was pleasanter than her graceful task; for the colour was rich upon her cheek, and the smile parted her scarce conscious lips.”

“Next a lover, with a dream ’Neath his waking eyelids hidden; And a frequent sigh unbidden' And an idlesse all the day Beside a wandering stream;”

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