Triton, Cymothoe from the rock's sharp brow / push off the vessels. Neptune plies amain / his trident-lever, lays the sandbanks low, / on light wheels shaves the deep, and calms the billowy flow.
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Amain
/əˈmeɪn/
Synonyms for "amain" (35 found)
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furiouslyhand over fisthastilyhell benthelter skelterhotfoothurry scurryimmediatelyin passinginstantlylickety split
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2 entriesadverb of mannerpower
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11 entriesamain effortamain forceamain intensityamain poweramain strengthgreat forcegreat speedhigh energyrapid actionviolent exertionwith force
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There, reft of arms, poor Troilus, rash to dare / Achilles, by his horses dragged amain, / hangs from his empty chariot. Neck and hair / trail on the ground; his hand still grasps the rein; / the spear inverted scores the dusty plain.
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Now too, with shouts of fury and disdain / to see the maiden rescued, here and there / the Danaans gathering round us, charge amain; / fierce-hearted Ajax, the Atridan pair, / and all Thessalia's host our scanty band o'erbear.
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We furl the sails, and shoreward row amain. / Eastward the harbour arches, scarce descried. / Two jutting rocks, by billows lashed in vain, / stretch out their arms the narrow mouth to hide. / Far back the temple stands, and seems to shun the tide.
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