Definition of John Masefield

1. Noun. English poet (1878-1967).

Exact synonyms: John Edward Masefield, Masefield
Generic synonyms: Poet

Lexicographical Neighbors of John Masefield

John Lackland
John Law
John Lennon
John Lennon spectacles
John Llewelly Lewis
John Locke
John Luther Jones
John Lyly
John M. Browning
John Macleod
John Major
John Marquand
John Marshall
John Marstan
John Masefield (current term)
John Maynard Keynes
John McCormick
John McGraw
John Mercer
John Merven Carrere
John Mill
John Millington Synge
John Milton
John Milton Cage Jr.
John Mitchell
John Moses Browning
John Muir
John Napier
John Orley Allen Tate

Literary usage of John Masefield

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Representative British Dramas: Victorian and Modern by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"If John Masefield fulfils his destiny, his biographers of the future will picture him in his red shirt on a Connecticut farm as we picture Robert Burns at ..."

2. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1921)
"Enslaved, by John Masefield. Macmillan Co. John Masefield is almost too good to be true, too divinely simple and child-like. Here are his two latest books, ..."

3. The circus (1921)
"John Masefield (1874-) TO be versatile and prolific generally is to be unimportant. Especially in literature, Jack- of-all-trades is, as a rule, ..."

4. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Harriet Monroe, Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"... John Masefield SHIPS I cannot tell their wonder nor make known Magic that once thrilled through me to the bone; But all men praise some beauty, ..."

5. The British and American Drama of To-day: Outlines for Their Study by Barrett Harper Clark (1921)
"... John Masefield John Masefield was born at Ledbury, England. At the age of fourteen he ran away from home and went to sea. ..."

6. Readings from Literature by Reuben Post Halleck, Elizabeth Graeme Barbour (1915)
"A Visit to John Masefield, by John Cournos in The Independent, Vol. LXXIII, pp. 533-538. LAUGH and be merry, remember, better the world with a song, ..."

7. Short Plays by Representative Authors by Alice Mary Smith (1921)
"John Masefield 1 Reprinted by permission of the author and by special arrangement with The Macmillan Company, Publishers. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for John Masefield on Dictionary.com!Search for John Masefield on Thesaurus.com!Search for John Masefield on Google!Search for John Masefield on Wikipedia!

Search