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English
Noun
poëtrie (usually uncountable, plural poëtries)
- Archaic spelling of poetry.
1621, George Hakewill, King Davids Vow for Reformation of Himselfe, His Family, His Kingdome., pages 53–54:What depth of naturall Philoſophy have we in Geneſis and Iob? what flowers of Rhetorique in the Prophets? what force of Logick in Saint Pauls Epiſtles? what Art of Poëtrie in the Pſalmes?
1629, John Rainolds, The Overthrow of Stage-Playes, page 59:O miſerable blindneſſe ſhall I ſay? or madnes, wherewith your humorous greedines of croſſing me detracted you. As who ſay you had not ſo much the greater reaſon to aske vs ſuch a queſtion, becauſe you were ſure that we did not deſpiſe poëtrie.
1782, John Bell, Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill., page 58:One ſaied that Omer made lies
And feinyng in his poëtries,
And was to the Grekes favourable,
And therefore helde he it but fable.