2192 turnings of celestial bodies, times
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2193 i.e., going from
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2194 wither, perish
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2195 suffer, languish
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2196 for periods
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2197 resists, stands in the way, opposes
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2198 one of three Gorgons; there are writhing serpents all over her head; those who look at her are turned to stone
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2199 flees
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2200 creature, living being
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2201 condemned to remain in a pool filled with water that moves away whenever he attempts to drink
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2202 [first syllable accented]
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2203 [four syllables, first and third accented]
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2204 for evil only good = good only for evil
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2205 abnormal, unnatural
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2206 pretended, invented
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2207 see line 611, above
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2208 many-headed serpent; the heads immediately grow back if cut off
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2209 fire-breathing monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail
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2210 purpose, intention
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2211 brings to bear (as one “puts on” speed)
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2212 conducts
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2213 moves rapidly along
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2214 comes exceedingly close
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2215 vault of hell
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2216 caught sight of
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2217 by means of
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2218 equatorial
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2219 i.e., close to the wind, with sail tacks hauled close
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2220 Bengal
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2221 Ternate and Tidore = Moluccan (spice) islands
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2222 winds that blow steadily in one direction are “trade winds”—i.e., useful for trading vessels
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2223 moving water, “tide” (metaphorical)
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2224 Indian Ocean, near northeastern Africa
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2225 Cape of Good Hope, at the southern tip of Africa
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2226 steer, direct their course
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2227 making headway
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2228 the South Pole
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2229 hell’s boundaries
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2230 leaves of a folding door, gates
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2231 enclosed
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2232 alarming
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2233 pack
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2234 outburst of sound
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2235 wanted to
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2236 [verb]
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2237 grieved, distressed, agitated
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2238 six-headed monster, each head having triple rows of teeth
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2239 the extreme south of Italy
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2240 rough
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2241 Sicilian
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2242 is (“comes after”)
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2243 Hecate [trisyllabic, first and third accented]
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2244 extreme north of Scandinavia, associated with storm-causing witches and wizards
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2245labores lunæ (Latin) = the moon in eclipse
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2246 because of
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2247 part (of the body)
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2248 “or might be called a substance: it seemed a shadow”
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2249 spear
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2250 i.e., as fast as Satan
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2251 wondered
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2252 took account of, heeded, was worried about
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2253 fled from, avoided
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2254 detestable
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2255 fierce, cruel, savage
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2256 misshapen
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2257 (1) impudence, effrontery, (2) face
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2258 across
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2259 ugly demon
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2260 sworn, conspiring
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2261 spend, use up, consume
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2262 count, consider
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2263 unknown, unfamiliar, never experienced
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2264 Ophiuchus = “serpent-bearer,” a vast northern constellation
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2265 deadly
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2266 filled
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2267 the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Turkestan
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2268 a space = a time, a while
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2269 engage in
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2270 i.e., Christ
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2271 fast by = close, very near
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2272 aim, direct
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2273 fatal
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2274 scourge, plague (“pestilence”)
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2275 desisted
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2276 these = these words
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2277 puts forth, interrupts with
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2278 quick, speedy
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2279 refrains, abstains
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2280 female porter, gatekeeper
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2281 [noun]
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2282 ominous, warning
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2283 complete overthrow, disorderly retreat
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2284 heaven
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2285 highest point
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2286 (1) melancholy, sorrowful, (2) reflective
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2287 vast, enormous, powerful
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2288 dismal, pitiable
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2289 labor pangs
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2290 repulsive, hateful
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2291 path
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2292 so that
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2293 waving, flourishing
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2294 paralyzed with fear
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2295 copulating
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2296 wish
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2297 food, meal
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2298 in opposition = placed opposite
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2299 destruction, ruin, death
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2300 nor
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2301 those bright arms = that bright armor
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2302 constituted, endowed
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2303 violence, force
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2304 lesson
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2305 (1) love token, (2) hostage given to fortune
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2306 amorous play
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2307 claims
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2308 unknown, strange
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2309 alone
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2310 bottomless
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2311 outskirts
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2312 place
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2313 distant
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2314 overstocked, overpopulated
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2315 mighty, powerful
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2316 actuate
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2317 quarrels, tumults
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2318 intended
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2319 unresisting
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2320 extreme scarcity of food, hunger
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2321 throat, stomach
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2322 said to
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2323 right
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2324 put forward
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2325 spear
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2326 underworld place of punishment for the sinful
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2327 deep
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2328 compassed round = surrounded
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2329 luxuriously sensuous
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2330 suits, becomes, fits
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2331 as per lines 651–53, above, she has a serpentine tail
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2332 lattice gate
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2333 infernal, hellish
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2334 notches cut in the key
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2335 rapid, violent
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2336 Hell
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2337 surpassed
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2338 surging, overflowing
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2339 tumult, civil commotion
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2340 embryonic, not yet created
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2341 Egyptian/Tunisian desert
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2342 city located near modern Tripoli [trisyllabic, second accented]
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2343 enlisted, enrolled
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2344 to add weight to (“avoir du pois” = to have weight)
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2345 follow, side with, cleave/cling to
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2346 heats up, adds discord/hostility/dissension to
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2347 decree, order [verb]
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2348 cautious
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2349 estuary, arm of the sea
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2350 assailed
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2351 crashing
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2352 Roman goddess of war
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2353 contrivances, machines
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2354 leveled, wound up
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2355 destroy
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2356 wings
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2357 kicks off from
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2358 daring, confident
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2359 wings
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2360 [adjective]
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2361 blow
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2362 imbued, charged
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2363 saltpeter, potassium nitrate
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2364 infernal spirit (Satan)
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2365 checked
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2366 stretch of sandbanks off North Africa
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2367 almost
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2368 sent to the bottom, sunk
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2369 not fully developed
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2370 material coherence
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2371 behoves him now = now he needed
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2372 half lion, half eagle
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2373 Scythian
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2374 the gryphon’s
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2375 vigilant
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2376 stolen
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2377 intensity, strength
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2378 steers
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2379 partner
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2380 Orcus = Pluto/Hades, Adès = Pluto/Hades
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2381 ancestor of all the gods
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2382 entangled in disorder
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2383 changing, unstable
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2384 have a border with
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2385 reached
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2386 depth [noun]
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2387 “guide (if you would/please)”
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2388 small, petty
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2389 benefit
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2390 loosed, freed [adjective]
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2391 unlawful seizure
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2392 flag
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2393 author of anarchy
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2394 agitated
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2395 insurrection
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2396 fleeing bands
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2397 mixed up
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2398 can do
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2399 thus
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2400 internal, inner
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2401 quarrels
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2402 be successful
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2403 clashing
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2404 surrounded
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2405 closed round, hemmed in
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2406 ship of Jason and the Argonauts
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2407 the left side of a ship, when looking forward
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2408 Ulysses
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2409 Satan
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2410 having passed
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2411 rapidly
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2412 sphere, circle
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2413 wicked
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2414 emanation
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2415 rim, edge, border
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2416 to retire = begins to retire
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2417 sails, floats
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2418 vague, uncertain
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2419 mainmast ropes
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2420 rigging
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2421 balances
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2422 not fixed, not settled
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2423 fast by = close by
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2424 filled
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2425 hastens
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2426 a flowing out, emanation
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2427 uncreated
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2428 “would you rather hear”
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2429 cover
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2430 infernal, hellish
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2431 visit
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2432 Orphean = belonging to Orpheus
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2433 harplike musical instrument used to accompany poetry
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2434 unusual, uncommon
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2435 the sun
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2436 pure, clear
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2437 extinguished, killed
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2438 a fluid that spreads over some part of the body
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2439 i.e., veiled them (his eyes)
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2440 struck, impressed, inspired
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2441 site of the Temple, in Jerusalem
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2442 equaled with = the same as
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2443 legendary Thracian poet
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2444 Homer
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2445 blind seer of Thebes
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2446 Thracian king and prophet
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2447 “I feed”
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2448 poetry
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2449 the nightingale, which does not sleep at night
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2450 in the dark [adverb]
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2451 cover
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2452 during = lasting, continuing
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2453 blotted out, erased
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2454 destroyed
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2455 illuminate, shine light upon [three syllables, second accented]
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2456 [verb]
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2457 supreme blessing/happiness
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2458 [bisyllabic, first accented]
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2459 as yet, still
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2460 dark, dusky, murky
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2461 high up
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2462 enclosed
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2463 substratum, support
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2464 a place affording an open view
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2465 carries away
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2466 broken open
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2467 having broken
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2468 environs, neighborhoods, districts
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