Meseems

Meseems is an old poetic and literary word meaning "it seems to me" or "I think." Writers use it to give a line an archaic, formal, or elevated sound, often in poems that imitate older English. The word is impersonal: it presents a feeling or judgment without stating it bluntly.

Example

Meseems the moon has paused to hear
The soft rain writing on the field.

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