— 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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adjective

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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have eyes for

Part of SpeechverbUsed In Literature ↓

To be romantically interested in [someone].

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have eyes on have the hots for set eyes on take a fancy to have designs on take a shine to like like go for

Poetry examples for “have eyes for”

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The Chorus of Old Men in "Aegeus"byEdwin Arlington Robinson

Ye gods that have a home beyond the world,
Ye that have eyes for all man's agony,
Ye that have seen this woe that we have seen, --

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