Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

plural of “admonition” — cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

give advice to

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

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From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The _Muses_, therefore, leave you, still, To be as foolish, as you will.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The _Muses_, therefore, leave you, still, To be as foolish, as you will.

for the reason that

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

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From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

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From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

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From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

look down on with disdain

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

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From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

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From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

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From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading The _Muses_, therefore, leave you, still, To be as foolish, as you will.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

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From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

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From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

go away from a place

From this reading The _Muses_, therefore, leave you, still, To be as foolish, as you will.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

not any; not one

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

through chance

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

by chance

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

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From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

possessive form of “preacher” — someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

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From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

not in physical motion

From this reading The _Muses_, therefore, leave you, still, To be as foolish, as you will.

dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

in or at that place or location

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading The _Muses_, therefore, leave you, still, To be as foolish, as you will.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

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From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

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From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

at the time that

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The _Muses_, therefore, leave you, still, To be as foolish, as you will.

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From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would, perhaps, have made thee proud, If, now, thy _Lot_ had beene allow’d To let an _Emblem_ shadow forth What is conceived of thy _worth_.

an old form of “would”, used with “thou”

From this reading Or, if thy _Vertues_ were descry’d, Perchance, thou wouldst be more envy’d Then praysed, when they are exprest; A _Blanke_ for thee, was therefore best.

an old word for “yes”

From this reading No _Emblem_, to this _Lot_, replyes; Minde, therefore, well (I thee advise) What from the _Preacher’s_ voice thou hear’st, When in the _Church_, thou next appear’st: Yea, there indeavour thou, to seeke Thy _Lot_ of _Counsell_, ev’ry weeke.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The _Muses_ Oracle is dumbe, Because to tempt them you are come; For, in your _heart_, you much despise, To follow that, which they advise: Their admonitions, you doe jeere, And, scorne to helpe your _Wisedome_, here.