OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 10420

solitude

/ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
soledad • solitud
Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.
Cranks like Rousseau made solitude glamorous, but sensible people agreed that it was really terrible.
Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.
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