All 3 Uses of
muse
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- CYRANO (very politely): If that Muse, Sir, who knows you not at all, Could claim acquaintance with you—oh, believe (Seeing how urn-like, fat, and slow you are) That she would make you taste her buskin's sole!†
Act 1
- RAGUENEAU (before the fire): My muse, retire, lest thy bright eyes be reddened by the fagot's blaze!†
Act 2 *
- At times his mind seems far away, the Muse says naught—and then, presto! he speaks—bewitchingly! enchantingly!†
Act 3
Definition:
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(muse as in: She was his muse) the source of an artist's inspiration - especially a person or mythological goddesseditor's notes: The 9 muses were the daughters of the Greek gods Zeus & Mnemosyne. Each of the muses was thought to inspire and preside over one of the arts.