Neaera : name of various nymphs in classical poetry. It appears in Milton’s Lycidas.
... of intense poetic feeling which makes any criticism impossible. Then take Milton's lines, Were it not better done as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair? It might be said that the first line has nothing to distinguish it and is merely passable or only saved by the charm of what follows; but there is a beauty of rhythm and a bhāva or feeling ...
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