The Annotated Milton: Complete English Poems (216 page)
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Authors: John Milton,Burton Raffel
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7512
decide, declare
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7514
biblical Timnath: see Judges 14:1–20
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7516
i.e., of gold
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7520
a jest/joke
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7523
batteries = (1) battering rams, (2) artillery
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7524
to make a military assault
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7525
exhausted (from “watching” too long/much)
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7526
firm, steadfast
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7527
addiction to women
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7528
working laboriously
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7529
instigation, incitement
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7532
harsh, unyielding
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7536
assemblage [noun]
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7539
mistrust, distrust
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7540
ready, willing
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7541
find room for, hold, shelter
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7542
literally, the enclosed space where jousting took place; metaphorically, “enter lists” = to fight/challenge
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7544
shut His eyes
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7547
deprive, strip
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7548
frustrate, confound
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7550
that it be unsettled/uncertain
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7551
connection, opportunity
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7552
deal, negotiate
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7554
leave, abstain, refrain
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7556
made public
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7557
fictitious narratives
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7558
Tantalus, Zeus’ son, was thus punished for telling the gods’ secrets to his friends
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7559
[adjective]
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7560
ordering, arranging
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7561
a fine/penalty
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7562
free, release
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7563
pleads, petitions
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7564
instrumentality [noun]
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7565
lofty, high-souled
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7567
sons of Anak: the race of giants
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7568
celebrated, proclaimed
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7569
confrontation
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7571
venereal trains = love’s tricks/snares
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7572
sign of favor
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7573
i.e., red wine
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7575
the sun’s beams?
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7578
ruined, destroyed
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7579
something to stare at
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7580
plentiful, flowing, excessive
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7581
healthy-looking, strong
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7582
break down, destroy
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7583
garbage, refuse, offal
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7584
to trouble, molest, injure
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7586
violence, shock
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7587
see Judges 15:18–19
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7588
point to, indicate, foretell
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7589
entertain, deal with
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7591
state of mind, disposition
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7592
fantasy, whim, inclination
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7593
pursue, perform
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7595
that which produces pain/suffering
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7598
employ, perform
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7599
appearances, symptoms
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7600
corresponding
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7601
sensation, feeling
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7602
excite, stir up
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7604
continue to cause pain, fester
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7606
necrosis, destruction
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7610
[adjective]
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7611
particular, intimate
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7612
temperate, abstinent
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7613
exceedingly
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7617
defied, incited
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7618
repeatedly [adverb]
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7619
roll, catalogue
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7620
written, placed, entered
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7622
learned, carefully thought out, practiced
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7623
belief, conviction
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7624
searched for, obtained
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7625
mild, soothing
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7627
(1) changing, (2) unstable, fickle
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7630
lax, stray, random
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7632
formally, seriously
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7633
chosen, picked
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7634
protection, safeguard
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7638
unclean, polluted
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7642
in that way
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7643
servant, officer
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7645
biblical Tarshish: see 2 Chronicles 9:21 (“the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks”)
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7646
Javan, son of Japhet, was the founder of Ionia: the islands of Greece
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7648
show, display, finery
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7649
apparatus, rigging, implements of war
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7650
beautiful, smartly made
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7651
flags, banners
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7652
strut, flutter
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7654
retinue, suite: i.e., maids, female attendants
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7655
unchanging, firmly resolved
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7658
preparation
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7659
pulled after it, led to
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7660
wicked, evil
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7664
propose, urge
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