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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
too potent to be meek
Does this poem
"The bearded Turk, that rarely deigns to speak, Master of all around, too potent to be meek"
mean
"this bearded Turk, that rarely speaks a word, who is the master of a lot of lands, how can he be that calm"?
"The bearded Turk, that rarely deigns to speak, Master of all around, too potent to be meek"
mean
"this bearded Turk, that rarely speaks a word, who is the master of a lot of lands, how can he be that calm"?
Top answer
You have part of it. "That rarely deigns to speak" means the bearded Turk doesn't usually choose to speak. "Too potent to be meek" means he is too powerful to be considered humble and deferential to others.
- You have part of it.
- "That rarely deigns to speak" means the bearded Turk doesn't usually choose to speak.
- "Too potent to be meek" means he is too powerful to be considered humble and deferential to others.
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You have part of it.
"That rarely deigns to speak" means the bearded Turk doesn't usually choose to speak.
"Too potent to be meek" means he is too powerful to be considered humble and deferential to others.
"Master of all around" might include people, the government, etc., too.
"That rarely deigns to speak" means the bearded Turk doesn't usually choose to speak.
"Too potent to be meek" means he is too powerful to be considered humble and deferential to others.
"Master of all around" might include people, the government, etc., too.
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