Both Uses of
engrossed
in
Henry IV, Part 2
- For this the foolish over-careful fathers Have broke their sleep with thoughts, their brains with care, Their bones with industry; For this they have engross'd and piled up The canker'd heaps of strange-achieved gold; For this they have been thoughtful to invest Their sons with arts and martial exercises; When, like the bee, tolling from every flower The virtuous sweets, Our thighs pack'd with wax, our mouths with honey, We bring it to the hive, and, like the bees, Are murdered for our…†
Scene 4.5 *
- This bitter taste Yields his engrossments to the ending father.†
Scene 4.5
Definition:
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(engrossed as in: engrossed in the book) with all attention focused