Meaning of poëtrie | Babel Free

Definitions

Archaic spelling of poetry.

alt-of, archaic, uncountable, usually

Examples

“What depth of naturall Philoſophy have we in Geneſis and Iob? what flowers of Rhetorique in the Prophets? what force of Logick in Saint Pauls Epiſtles? what Art of Poëtrie in the Pſalmes?”

“O miſerable blindneſſe ſhall I ſay? or madnes, wherewith your humorous greedines of croſſing me detracted you. As who ſay you had not ſo much the greater reaſon to aske vs ſuch a queſtion, becauſe you were ſure that we did not deſpiſe poëtrie.”

“One ſaied that Omer made lies And feinyng in his poëtries, And was to the Grekes favourable, And therefore helde he it but fable.”

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