All 3 Uses of
siege
in
Leaves of Grass
- What place is besieged, and vainly tries to raise the siege?†
Chpt 1 *
- …edifice, The Roman lictors preceding the consuls, The antique European warrior with his axe in combat, The uplifted arm, the clatter of blows on the helmeted head, The death-howl, the limpsy tumbling body, the rush of friend and foe thither, The siege of revolted lieges determin'd for liberty, The summons to surrender, the battering at castle gates, the truce and parley, The sack of an old city in its time, The bursting in of mercenaries and bigots tumultuously and disorderly, Roar,…†
Chpt 12
- What stays with you latest and deepest? of curious panics, Of hard-fought engagements or sieges tremendous what deepest remains?†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(siege) a military tactic in which a fortified place is surrounded and isolated while it is attacked over time
or:
any prolonged attack, effort, or period of trouble