All 4 Uses of
desist
in
The Aeneid
- Desist, my much-lov'd lord,'t indulge your pain; You bear no more than what the gods ordain.†
Book 2 *
- Thrice at the cavern's mouth he pull'd in vain, And, panting, thrice desisted from his pain.†
Book 8
- Nor, thus forborne, The youth desists, but with insulting scorn Provokes the ling'ring prince, whose patience, tir'd, Gave place; and all his breast with fury fir'd.†
Book 10
- Both armies from their bloody work desist, And, bearing backward, form a spacious list.†
Book 12
Definition:
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(desist) to not do something