Chapter 1 of A Defence of Poesie and Poems is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Defence of Poesie and Poems is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CASSELL’S NATIONAL LIBRARY. A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS. BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS & MELBOURNE_. 1891.
Chapter 1 of A Defence of Poesie and Poems is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “CASSELL’S NATIONAL LIBRARY.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS & MELBOURNE_.”
a resort town in east central Florida
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “CASSELL’S NATIONAL LIBRARY.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS.”
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading “BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.”
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From this reading 1891.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.
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From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS & MELBOURNE_.
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From this reading CASSELL’S NATIONAL LIBRARY.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS & MELBOURNE_.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS.
a room where books are kept
From this reading CASSELL’S NATIONAL LIBRARY.
small in range or scope
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS & MELBOURNE_.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS & MELBOURNE_.
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS & MELBOURNE_.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading CASSELL’S NATIONAL LIBRARY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED: _LONDON_, _PARIS & MELBOURNE_.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DEFENCE OF POESIE AND POEMS.
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.
term of address for a man
From this reading BY SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.
Chapter 1 of A Defence of Poesie and Poems by Philip Sidney holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 119 sentences of A Defence of Poesie and Poems, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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