v. Simple past tense and past participle of comfort.
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adj. made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
Word Usage
"Must I be comforted, not in his sphere] I cannot be united with him and move in the same _sphere_, but _must be comforted_ at a distance by the _radiance_ that shoots _on all sides_ from him."