...sister? 6 to be perceived by; be seen or heard by: There is more to this matter than meets the eye. Of Forests, and enchantments drear. Where more is meant than meets the ear (Milton). 7 to fulfill; put an end to; satisfy: to meet obligations. The explorers starved because...

...Brass, On which the Tartar King did ride; And if aught else great Bards beside In sage and solemn tunes have sung, Of Tourneys and of Trophies hung, Of Forests,...enchantments drear, Where more is meant than meets the ear.2 Goodman's stress on motifs the tale shares with other late medieval English romances contrasts...

...On which the Tartar King did ride; 115 And if aught else great Bards beside In sage and solemn tunes have sung, Of Tourneys and of Trophies hung, Of Forests,...enchantments drear, Where more is meant than meets the ear. 120 Thus night oft see me in thy pale career, Till civil-suited Morn appear, Not trickt and frounc't...

...On which the Tartar king did ride; And if aught else, great bards beside. In sage and solemn tunes have sung, Of tourneys and of trophies hung; Of forests,...enchantments drear, Where more is meant than meets the ear. no Thus Night oft see me in thy pale career,0 Till civil-suited Morn appear,0 Not tricked and...

...discussion of Bartle Massey's secular sacrament, see Valentine Cunningham, introduction to Adam Bede, xxxii. Of Forests, and enchantments drear, Where more is meant than meets the ear. (IP 116-20, emphasis mine) The Thoughtful Man reads Spenserian allegory, where the romance of...

...finally the space of that secluded environment is interrupted by the temporal breaking of a new day: 'Thus Night oft see me in thy pale career, / Till civil-suited Morn appear' (121-2). Mirth's contrariety then moves the central persona of 'II Penseroso' to flee in search of...

...king did ride; And if aught else great bards beside In sage and solemn tunes have sung, Of turneys, and of trophies hung, Of forests, and enchantments...thy pale career, Till civil-suited Morn appear, Not tricked and frounced, as she was wont With the Attic boy to hunt, But kerchieft in a comely cloud While...

...king did ride; And if aught else great bards beside In sage and solemn tunes have sung, Of turneys, and of trophies hung, Of forests, and enchantments...thy pale career, Till civil-suited Morn appear, Not tricked and frounced, as she was wont With the Attic boy to hunt, But kerchieft in a comely cloud While...