The Annotated Milton: Complete English Poems (214 page)
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Authors: John Milton,Burton Raffel
Tags: #Fiction, #General, #Literary Collections, #Poetry, #Classics, #English; Irish; Scottish; Welsh, #English poetry
7210
massive, copious
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7211
utter, discourse
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7212
whip lashes
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7214
perceive distinctly
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7215
guides, gives directions
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7216
instructive red-lettered text printed in prayer book margins
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7217
sullen, dark
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7218
absolute, entire
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7219
calm, patient
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7220
excursion, journey
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7221
severely, very much
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7222
flowing together, meeting
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7223
either Tropic: both circles of the celestial sphere
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7228
roots extending as far into the earth as the tree extends into the air
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7233
hood with gray fur, worn by clerics
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7234
caused to subside
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7235
horrible, ugly
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7236
make trial of
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7238
i.e., clearly sounded/uttered/brought forth
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7239
twig, shoot, slender branches
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7240
welcome, greet, give thanks for
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7241
plan, trick, stratagem
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7242
encounter, meeting
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7243
(1) relaxed, calmed, (2) determined
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7244
outrage [noun]
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7246
unconcerned, artless
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7249
gusts, blasts
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7250
the larger universe
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7251
i.e., the human body
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7252
harmful, injurious
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7253
point to, mark
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7255
time, period, occasion
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7256
exerted influence
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7259
portents, omens
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7261
in what degree = at what level/rank
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7263
agreement, treaty
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7266
winged beast, half horse, half griffin (head and wings of an eagle)
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7268
a large building
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7269
need, demand, call upon
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7271
knock, strike
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7272
see Psalms 91:11–12 and Matthew 4:5–7
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7273
son of Poseidon and Gaia (earth)
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7274
in North Africa
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7277
stood to see = stood intending/hoping to see
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7279
i.e., the riddle
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7282
celebrations
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7283
a compact body of persons
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7286
difficult, uncomfortable
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7287
standing place, position
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7288
joyous, well-pleased
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7289
restored, renewed, mended
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7290
weakened, injured
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7292
temporary dwelling
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7293
endowed, supplied
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7294
expel, vanquish
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7295
dispossessed
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7296
streets, roads
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7299
destroyer, slayer, conqueror
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7300
alone, unseen
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7301
contestant, actor, champion (of God)
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7302
authoritative, important
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7303
modify, moderate [verb]
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7304
bring to, change, restore
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7305
right, proper, correct
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7307
operative influences, accomplishments
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7308
medical science/art/practice
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7309
physical/mental states
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7311
now considered to be by Menander rather than Euripides
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7312
David Pareus, 1548–1622, German Protestant theologian
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7313
i.e., (1) act, (2) chorus, (3) act, (4) chorus, etc.
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7314
in the time
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7315
a state governed by an absolute ruler/dictator
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7316
d. ca.
A.D
. 389; he probably was not the author of
Christ Suffering
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7317
stage plays, usually comic
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7318
seriousness
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7321
having no stanzaic patterning
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7322
at that time
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7324
having stanzas (strophes) of varying form
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7327
i.e., that which is
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7328
organization, management
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7329
arrangement, ordering
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7330
narrative, story
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7331
boundary, limit
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7334
form, compose
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7336
i.e., then visited
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7337
in addition
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7338
follow up on, pursue
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7340
in front of
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7342
tribe of Dan (Manoa and Samson’s tribe), northwest of Judah
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7343
ridge, elevation
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7344
accustomed, in the habit of
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7349
flow, current of air
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7350
improvement
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7351
(1) draw breath, (2) recover
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7352
Philistine national god
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7353
hard-work-requiring
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7354
ignorant/irrational/false belief
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7356
plebeian, common, general
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7357
unvisited, uncrowded
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7358
crowding, pressing
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