All 3 Uses of
ineffable
in
Leaves of Grass
- O welcome, ineffable grace of dying days!†
Chpt 3 *
- and thou, ineffable guest and sister!†
Chpt 13
- One effort more, my altar this bleak sand; That Thou O God my life hast lighted, With ray of light, steady, ineffable, vouchsafed of Thee, Light rare untellable, lighting the very light, Beyond all signs, descriptions, languages; For that O God, be it my latest word, here on my knees, Old, poor, and paralyzed, I thank Thee.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(ineffable) something that cannot be adequately described with words--perhaps something too wonderful or intense to describe