Chapter II

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

expel from a community or group

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

the center of the Earth

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

put or send forth

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

the first light of day

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

an old form of “does”

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

increase twofold

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

housing that someone is living in

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

the Roman god of sleep and dreams

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

not any; not one

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

out of fashion

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

with low volume

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

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From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

not in physical motion

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

(Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

in or at that place or location

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

a source of difficulty

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

full of trouble

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

in or at the place that

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

From this reading Amid the bowels of the earth full steepe, And low, where dawning day doth neuer peepe, His dwelling is; there _Tethys_ his wet bed Doth euer wash, and _Cynthia_ still doth steepe In siluer deaw his euer-drouping hed, Whiles sad Night ouer him her mantle black doth spred.

which person or people

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly, And vnto _Morpheus_ comes, whom drowned deepe In drowsie fit he findes: of nothing he takes keepe.

belonging to which person

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

an established custom

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

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From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four

From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].

being one more than forty

From this reading And more, to lulle him in his slumber soft, xli A trickling streame from high rocke tumbling downe And euer-drizling[53] raine vpon the loft, Mixt with a murmuring winde, much like the sowne Of swarming Bees, did cast him in a swowne: No other noyse, nor peoples troublous cryes, As still are wont t’annoy the walled towne, Might there be heard: but carelesse Quiet lyes, Wrapt in eternall silence farre from enemyes.

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From this reading He making speedy way through spersed ayre, xxxix And through the world of waters wide and deepe, To _Morpheus_ house doth hastily repaire.

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From this reading Whose double gates he findeth locked fast, xl The one faire fram’d of burnisht Yuory, The other all with siluer ouercast; And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye, Watching to banish Care their enimy, Who oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleepe[52].