Nor shapes of men nor beasts we ken
from Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Rime Of The Ancient Mariner on Rap Genius
Meaning
Ken: to recognize or, here, see. Another archaic word. Almost undoubtedlly descended from the same root as the german verb kennen meaning “to know (person, thing), recognize or be acquainted with”.
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