Both Uses of
doting
in
The Aeneid
- But time has made you dote, and vainly tell Of arms imagin'd in your lonely cell.†
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- High on her head she rears two twisted snakes, Her chains she rattles, and her whip she shakes; And, churning bloody foam, thus loudly speaks: "Behold whom time has made to dote, and tell Of arms imagin'd in her lonely cell!†
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Definition:
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(doting) demonstrating love and uncritical affectioneditor's notes: Doting may also imply that the doter tends to hover around the person they love to help attend to any needs.