- ercles
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ercles
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Ercles vein — ▪ rhetoric a rousing, somewhat bombastic manner of public speaking or writing. In William Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream (Act I, scene 2), “Ercles vein” is Bottom s expression for the style of speech he considers appropriate to the … Universalium
ercles vein — ˈərˌklēz noun Usage: usually capitalized E Etymology: Ercles, alteration of Hercules, ancient Greco Roman hero, from Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs : a rousing somewhat bombastic manner of public speaking or writing could not write in the Ercles vein … Useful english dictionary
Ercles — … Useful english dictionary
A Midsummer Night's Dream — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see A Midsummer Night s Dream (disambiguation). A Midsummer Night s Dream act IV, scene I. Engraving from a painting by Henry Fuseli, published 1796. A Midsummer Night s Dream is a play… … Wikipedia
