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John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.

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bear up

Part of SpeechverbUsed In Literature ↓

To sail close to the wind.

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Poetry examples for bear up

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Moral Sentiments_, that Remorse is the most painful sentiment that can

embitter the human bosom; an ordinary pitch of fortitude may bear up

admirably well, under those calamities, in the procurement of which we

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