Both Uses of
profess
in
The Tempest
- Thus, sir: Although this lord of weak remembrance, this Who shall be of as little memory When he is earth'd, hath here almost persuaded,— For he's a spirit of persuasion, only Professes to persuade,—the King his son's alive, 'tis as impossible that he's undrown'd As he that sleeps here swims.†
Scene 2.1
- O earth! bear witness to this sound, And crown what I profess with kind event, If I speak true: if hollowly, invert What best is boded me to mischief!†
Scene 3.1 *
Definition:
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(profess) to claim (openly state) -- sometimes insincerely