All 3 Uses of
beguile
in
All's Well That Ends Well, by Shakespeare
- here he comes; to beguile two hours in a sleep, and then to return and swear the lies he forges.†
Scene 4.1 *
- Only to seem to deserve well, and to beguile the supposition of that lascivious young boy the count, have I run into this danger: yet who would have suspected an ambush where I was taken?†
Scene 4.3
- Is there no exorcist Beguiles the truer office of mine eyes?†
Scene 5.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(beguile) to charm, enchant, or entertain someone; or to deceive -- especially through charm
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, in classic literature, beguile can mean to "pass time pleasantly."