| 单词 | the tenth muse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe tenth Muse d. figurative (in later use chiefly humorous). the tenth Muse: a person or thing considered to be a source of inspiration comparable to one of the Muses of mythology. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > the Muses > one of musec1390 musie1566 the tenth Muse1609 Thalia1656 Terpsichore1710 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > creative genius > [noun] > the muses > plus inspiration the tenth Muse1609 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xxxviii. sig. E4v Be thou the tenth Muse, ten times more in worth Than those old nine which rimers inuocate. View more context for this quotation 1627 W. Hawkins Apollo Shroving ii. iii. 32 This Hedone, better then Lesbian Sappho, might pretend to be the tenth Muse. 1650 A. Bradstreet (title) The tenth Muse lately sprung up in America, or Severall poems, compiled with great variety of wit and learning. 1697 T. D'Urfey Intrigues at Versailles iv. ii. 44 I believe sweet Sister Sterling, yours is a tenth Muse and of Male-kind, who teaches you so well. 1767 G. Colman Eng. Merchant i. 6 A bel esprit forsooth! and as vain of her beauty as learning, without any great portion of either. A fourth Grace, and a tenth Muse! 1855 A. Trollope Warden xiv. 220 It was here that Tom Towers lived, and cultivated with eminent success the tenth Muse who now governs the periodical press. 1885 E. C. Stedman Meridian in Poet. Wks. 343 For them a tenth Muse, Beauty, here and there Has touched the landmarks, making all more fair. 1962 R. Lowell Tenth Muse in Kenyon Rev. 24 Autumn 626 Tenth Muse, Oh my heart-felt Sloth, how often now you come to my bed. 1973 Guardian 29 June 15/4 Poet confronts poet..they ‘talked shop like a tenth muse’. < as lemmas |
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