Both Uses of
demur
in
Paradise Lost
- With reason hath deep silence and demur
Seized us, though undismayed.†Book 2 *demur = express disagreement
- The first, at least, of these I thought denied
To beasts; whom God, on their creation-day,
Created mute to all articulate sound:
The latter I demur; for in their looks
Much reason, and in their actions, oft appears.†Book 9
Definition:
express disagreement
or in law: a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings through a demurrer
or in law: a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings through a demurrer