The Annotated Milton: Complete English Poems (170 page)
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Authors: John Milton,Burton Raffel
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654
the Fates, daughters of Necessity
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655
fickle, changeable
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656
(1) below, (2) of humble rank
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657
rhythmical, regular
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660
try, attempt
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661
direct one’s attention
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664
glossy, variegated
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665
i.e., providing shelter against the malign influence of evil stars
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666
the River Ladon runs through Arcadia and joins the Alpheus
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667
Arcadian mountain, birthplace of Pan, associated with the worship of Zeus
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668
Arcadian mountain
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669
gray/grayish white
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670
Arcadian mountain range, where Hercules hunted and killed a fierce wild boar
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671
Arcadian mountain, associated with Pan
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672
nymph beloved by Pan
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673
written to celebrate the Earl of Bridgewater’s election as Lord President of Wales. As performed at Lord Bridgewater’s Ludlow castle, 29 September 1634, the lady was played by Bridgewater’s daughter and the brothers by her brothers. Thyrsis/attendant spirit was played by the composer of the masque’s music (and music tutor to the family), Henry Lawes.
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675
Pluto, lord of the underworld, as Jove was lord of that above ground
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676
custom, practice
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677
i.e., the mainsea, the ocean
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681
intricate, entangled
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685
menacing, inauspicious
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686
brilliant, precious
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689
fair, pleasing, proper
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690
goddess of the rainbow
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692
male servant, attendant, rustic, shepherd
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694
magical, enchanting
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695
band, crowd, herd
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696
having the heads of
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698
to shut up sheep in a fold (pen, enclosure)
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699
(1) temper, abate, mitigate, (2) lay down
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700
sloping, slanting
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701
threads, cords
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702
sprinkling down
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703
proverbs, maxims
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704
channels, inlets
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705
herd, flock, multitude
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706
morris dance: traditional English country dance, especially associated with May Day celebrations
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707
lively, skilled
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708
lively, spruce
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710
festivals, holidays
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711
Thracian goddess of orgies
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714
Hecate [trisyllabic], ghost-world goddess
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717
fussy, overly refined
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719
i.e., they dance
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720
shelter, hiding place
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722
overtaken by darkness
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723
tricks, traps, snares
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724
elastic, impressionable
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726
appearances, form
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727
crafty, clever, skillful
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728
flattering, coaxing, specious
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730
maintains in connection with
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731
(1) completely, (2) becomingly
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734
rustics, farmhands
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735
frisky, unregulated
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737
uncivilized/coarse behavior
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741
clothing, garments, dress
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745
unbroken, absolute
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747
glittering, gleaming
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748
river in western Asia Minor, flowing into the Aegean
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749
beloved by Echo, and punished for rejecting her
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752
drop in pitch
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754
water nymphs [trisyllabic, first and third syllables accented]
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755
powerful, mighty
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756
multiheaded, voracious monster
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757
deadly whirlpool, located opposite Scylla
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758
felt intimately/in the heart
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759
god of shepherds, flocks, and their fertility; half human, half goat
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760
god of wildernesses
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761
expedient device
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762
ushering = escorting
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763
hit/come upon, guess
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764
to be important, to signify/matter
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765
daughter of Zeus and Hera, cupbearer of the gods [bisyllabic, first accented]
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766
straps, ropes, harness
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767
wearied, overworked
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768
tender/cutter of hedges
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769
covering, as by a mantle/cloak
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770
bearing, carriage
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771
airy, joyful, bright, etc.
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772
dell, hollow, cleft between hills
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773
shallow hollow or pit
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780
poor, humble, inferior
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781
dutiful, faithful
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782
guaranteed, attested
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783
adapt, regulate
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784
are in the habit/practice of
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786
(1) wax wick/candle, (2) a light
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789
Arcadia (site of proverbial pastoral simplicity)
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790
Tyre = ancient Phoenician city
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791
Callisto, raped and impregnated by Jupiter, is turned by Juno into Ursa Minor: the Pole Star is in its tail
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792
shut into their folds/enclosures/pens
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793
interlaced twigs, sprigs, and the like
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794
sheds, stalls
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796
made of oat stems/straw
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797
that which forms/encloses a fingerhole
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