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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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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

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come to nothing

Part of SpeechverbUsed In Literature ↓

To fail completely; to have no result.

In a Sentence

The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts will come to nothing if the US Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan.

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