Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for QUICK'EN
QUICK'-BEAM, or QUICK'EN-TREEQUICK'EN
QUICK'EN, v.i. [quik'n.]
- To become alive. The heart is the first part that quickens, and the last that dies. – Ray.
- To move with rapidity or activity. And keener lightning quickens in her eye. – Pope.
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