poesy

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PO'ESY, noun [Latin poesis; Gr. to make.] 1. The art or skill of composing poems; as, the heavenly gift of poesy 2. Poetry; metrical composition. Music and poesy used to quicken you. 3. A short conceit engraved on a ring or other thing.
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