Both Uses of
plummet
in
The Tempest
- Therefore my son i' th' ooze is bedded; and I'll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded, And with him there lie mudded.†
Scene 3.3 *
- But this rough magic I here abjure; and, when I have requir'd Some heavenly music,—which even now I do,— To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And deeper than did ever plummet sound I'll drown my book.†
Scene 5.1
Definition:
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(plummet) fall or decrease suddenly