Both Uses of
instill
in
Paradise Lost
- how hast thou instilled
Thy malice into thousands, once upright
And faithful, now proved false!†Book 6instilled = put into one's mind
- But to nobler sights
Michael from Adam's eyes the film removed,
Which that false fruit that promised clearer sight
Had bred; then purged with euphrasy and rue
The visual nerve, for he had much to see;
And from the well of life three drops instilled.†Book 11 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(instill) to put ideas, principles, or teachings into one's mind -- typically another's mind over time with repetition
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, instill can reference pouring something (usually medicine) one drop at a time.