| 单词 | in the arms of morpheus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the arms of Morpheus 2. in the arms of Morpheus, †in Morpheus' arms: asleep; (in extended use) into oblivion or obscurity. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [phrase] in the arms of Morpheus1718 rock-a-bye, baby1805 to go out like a light1909 1718 T. Purney Chevalier de St. George vi. 46 The Chevalier tow'rd opiate Pillow trod, And courted Slumber... His Limbs now soft dissolve in Morpheus' Arms. 1720 A. Pennecuik Streams from Helicon (ed. 2) i. 23 In th'Arms of Morpheus, Slaves forget their Woes. 1792 R. E. Raspe Baron Munchausen's Trav. x. 34 The sentinels were wrapped up in the arms of Morpheus. 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. xv. 221 Before, however, he was quite locked..‘in the arms of Morpheus,’ he spoke aloud. 1862 R. F. Burton City of Saints (ed. 2) 30 Upon the bedded floor..lay, in a seemingly promiscuous heap, men, women, children, lambs, and puppies, all fast in the arms of Morpheus. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 594 The watcher of the corporation,..shifted about and shuffled in his box before composing his limbs again in the arms of Morpheus. 1992 Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6 Sept. (New Delhi ed.) (Colour Mag.) 8/3 Our parliamentarians have conducted their autopsies and sent the subject of sport back into the arms of Morpheus. < as lemmas |
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