Both Uses of
incensed
in
Henry IV, Part 2
- Our present musters grow upon the file To five and twenty thousand men of choice; And our supplies live largely in the hope Of great Northumberland, whose bosom burns With an incensed fire of injuries.†
Scene 1.3incensed = very angered
- He hath a tear for pity and a hand Open as day for melting charity: Yet notwithstanding, being incensed, he 's flint; As humorous as winter and as sudden As flaws congealed in the spring of day.†
Scene 4.4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(incensed as in: incensed by her insult) very angered
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, incense refers to something that is slowly burned to create a pleasant smell.