Merlin Enthralled
What does the word "sound" mean as used in line eighteen of the poem, Merlin Enthralled?
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Line eighteen plays off two definitions of the word "sound": the first is the common use of the term to refer to things that can be heard audibly, while the second hints at the old English word "sund," meaning "to swim," which is interpreted in modern language as a "sound" referring to an inlet of water.
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