Both Uses of
muse
in
Persuasion
- She occupied her mind as much as possible in such like musings and quotations; but it was not possible, that when within reach of Captain Wentworth's conversation with either of the Miss Musgroves, she should not try to hear it; yet she caught little very remarkable.†
Chpt 10 *
- Prettier musings of high-wrought love and eternal constancy, could never have passed along the streets of Bath, than Anne was sporting with from Camden Place to Westgate Buildings.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(muse as in: her musings) reflect (think) deeply on a subject -- perhaps aloud