Is it correct to write "feast luxurious" instead of "feast luxuriously"?

Asked Aug 17 '23 at 04:01

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And much there is on which my ear and eye
Can feast luxurious.

The preceding sentence is a line from a sonnet by Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–1873).

Is it correct to write "feast luxurious" instead of "feast luxuriously"? Why? Why not?

edited Aug 17 '23 at 06:54

Andrew Leach

asked Aug 17 '23 at 04:01

anjan

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In poetry, it’s writer’s discretion. – Xanne Aug 17 '23 at 04:32
It's an echo of an 18th century adverbial use of luxurious:. Cf: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Odyssey_of_Homer_Translated_by_Alexa/bjeUWVECgFwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22feast+luxurious%22&pg=PA33&printsec=frontcover – TimR Aug 17 '23 at 14:03

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