Careful Words

gaze (n.)

gaze (v.)

gaze (adj.)

Live to be the show and gaze o' the time.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Macbeth. Act v. Sc. 8.

Thou art gone from my gaze like a beautiful dream,

And I seek thee in vain by the meadow and stream.

George Linley (1798-1865): Thou art gone.

Rise up, rise up, Xarifa! lay your golden cushion down;

Rise up! come to the window, and gaze with all the town.

John G. Lockhart (1794-1854): The Bridal of Andalla.