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An epigram is a short poem with a clever twist at the end or a concise and witty statement. They are among the best examples of the power of poetry to compress insight and wit. The epigram may be said to be a miniature lyric, a sharpened arrow of verse. It may be grave or gay or clever, ... 4 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 12 5...
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Over the years, I have accumulated a list of epigrams, witticisms, couplets, quotations, and other sayings, which have inspired me, given me comfort, or made me laugh. A few might be familiar to you, but most, I bet, will be new.
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Plural: Epigrams. The definition of Epigram is as follows: ... Examples of Epigrams; "Conspicuous for his absence."; "Beauty when unadorned is most adorned."; "He was too foolish to commit folly."; "He was so wealthy that he could not spare the money."
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The following appendix comprises a list of dedicatory book epigrams writ- ... these (non-dedicatory) book epigrams is that such a list, however much effort ...
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List of Epigrams: Late first century AD ... A list or index of epigrams by their opening words or incipit. At least three hands were at work: two wrote the epigram incipits, one careless in a semi-cursive script (column 1), the other in a good rapid cursive.
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List of Epigrams: Late first century AD ... A list or index of epigrams by their opening words or incipit. At least three hands were at work: two wrote the epigram incipits, one careless in a semi-cursive script (column 1), the other in a good rapid cursive.
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The epigrams that follow attempt to capture some of the dimensions of this traffic in imagery that sharpens, ... Get into a rut early: Do the same processes the same way. Accumulate idioms. Standardize. The only difference(!) between Shakespeare and you was the size of his idiom list -- not the size of his vocabulary.
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