Both Uses of
sovereign
in
The Tempest
- April at thy hest betrims, To make cold nymphs chaste crowns; and thy broom groves, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Being lass-lorn: thy pole-clipt vineyard; And thy sea-marge, sterile and rocky-hard, Where thou thyself dost air: the Queen o' the sky, Whose watery arch and messenger am I, Bids thee leave these; and with her sovereign grace, Here on this grass-plot, in this very place, To come and sport; her peacocks fly amain: Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertain.†
Scene 4.1
- I rather think You have not sought her help; of whose soft grace, For the like loss I have her sovereign aid, And rest myself content.†
Scene 5.1 *
Definition:
of a person: a nation's ruler or head of state
of a political body: not controlled by outside forces
of a political body: not controlled by outside forces