Both Uses of
dwell
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- Call up her father, Rouse him:—make after him, poison his delight, Proclaim him in the streets; incense her kinsmen, And, though he in a fertile climate dwell, Plague him with flies: though that his joy be joy, Yet throw such changes of vexation on't As it may lose some color.†
Scene 1.1
- Do but encave yourself, And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns, That dwell in every region of his face; For I will make him tell the tale anew,— Where, how, how oft, how long ago, and when He hath, and is again to cope your wife: I say, but mark his gesture.†
Scene 4.1 *
Definition:
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(dwell as in: Don't dwell on it.) to think, communicate, or let attention stay on (or return to) something for a prolonged period