All 7 Uses of
ensemble
in
Leaves of Grass
- I will not make poems with reference to parts, But I will make poems, songs, thoughts, with reference to ensemble, And I will not sing with reference to a day, but with reference to all days, And I will not make a poem nor the least part of a poem but has reference to the soul, Because having look'd at the objects of the universe, I find there is no one nor any particle of one but has reference to the soul.†
Chpt 2
- As in a waking vision, E'en while I chant I see it rise, I scan and prophesy outside and in, Its manifold ensemble.†
Chpt 13 *
- Give me O God to sing that thought, Give me, give him or her I love this quenchless faith, In Thy ensemble, whatever else withheld withhold not from us, Belief in plan of Thee enclosed in Time and Space, Health, peace, salvation universal.†
Chpt 17
- All must have reference to the ensemble of the world, and the compact truth of the world, There shall be no subject too pronounced—all works shall illustrate the divine law of indirections.†
Chpt 24
- I'd sow a seed for thee of endless Nationality, I'd fashion thy ensemble including body and soul, I'd show away ahead thy real Union, and how it may be accomplish'd.†
Chpt 31
- Lo, where arise three peerless stars, To be thy natal stars my country, Ensemble, Evolution, Freedom, Set in the sky of Law.†
Chpt 31
- …undulating light or shade—some retrospect, Joys, travels, studies, silent panoramas—scenes ephemeral, The long past war, the battles, hospital sights, the wounded and the dead, Myself through every by-gone phase—my idle youth—old age at hand, My three-score years of life summ'd up, and more, and past, By any grand ideal tried, intentionless, the whole a nothing, And haply yet some drop within God's scheme's ensemble—some wave, or part of wave, Like one of yours, ye multitudinous ocean.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(ensemble) a group of parts considered as a wholesometimes used in these specialized senses:
- a group of actors, musicians, singers, or dancers performing together where none stands above the others (or describing a performance by them)
- a coordinated outfit (set of clothing worn together)
editor's notes: The pronunciation is derived from French. The first syllable sounds like "on". The second syllable sounds like "sahm".