Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RHYME
RHYME, v.i.
- To accord in sound. But fagoted his notions as they fell, / And if they rhym'd and rattl'd, all was well. – Dryden.
- To make verses. There march'd the bard and blockhead side by side, / Who rhym'd for hire, and patroniz'd for pride. – Pope.
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