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cf. Milton, Paradise Lost XII.59ff:
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* '''HCE'''
  
(...) great laughter was in Heav'n
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* '''hubbub:''' riot, din, ado
  
And looking down, to see the '''hubbubb''' strange
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* '''''hibbub'':''' (''Hebrew'') love
  
And hear the din; thus was the building left
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* '''hubbub:''' cf. Milton, ''Paradise Lost'' XII.59 ff:
 
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::::: ... great laughter was in Heav'n
Ridiculous, and the work Confusion nam'd.
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:: And looking down, to see the '''hubbubb''' strange
 
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:: And hear the din; thus was the building left
(Confusion was thought to be the meaning of "'''Babel'''".)
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:: Ridiculous, and the work Confusion nam'd.
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::: (''Confusion'' was thought to be the meaning of ''Babel''.)

Revision as of 13:52, 11 September 2010

  • HCE
  • hubbub: riot, din, ado
  • hibbub: (Hebrew) love
  • hubbub: cf. Milton, Paradise Lost XII.59 ff:
... great laughter was in Heav'n
And looking down, to see the hubbubb strange
And hear the din; thus was the building left
Ridiculous, and the work Confusion nam'd.
(Confusion was thought to be the meaning of Babel.)