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From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
accompanimentnounUS /əˈkʌmpnɪmənt/
an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
how long something has existed
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
brought into existence
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
characteristicallyadverbUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪkli/
in characteristic manner
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
ChildhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
churnedverbUS /tʃɜːrnd/
past form of “churn” — stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
dissolveverbUS /dɪˈzɑːlv/
become weaker
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
dissolvingnounUS /dɪˈzɔːlvɪŋ/
the process of going into solution
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
exemplifiesverbUS /ɪɡˈzempləfaɪz/
third-person singular of “exemplify” — be characteristic of
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
FeminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/
associated with women and not with men
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
fly-leaf
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From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MS.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
Hindoonoun
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
IncarnationnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrˈneɪʃən/
a new personification of a familiar idea
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
immediately past
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
lightenverbUS /ˈlaɪtən/
make more cheerful
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
literaladjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərəl/
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
engage in
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
ManhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
MysticaladjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪkəl/
relating to or characteristic of mysticism
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
mythologynounUS /məˈθɑːlədʒiː/
myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
Nectar-dropping
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From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
OrbnounUS /ɔːrb/
the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MS.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
a course of conduct
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
PillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
PitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
participate in games or sport
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
possessesverbUS /pəˈzesəz/
third-person singular of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
any competition
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
retainingverbUS /rɪˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “retain” — hold back within
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
reverberationnounUS /riˌvɜːrbərˈeɪʃən/
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
a general conscious awareness
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
ShrinenounUS /ʃraɪn/
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
a short musical composition with words
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
subjoiningnoun
the act of supplementing
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
carry out
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
ThreefoldadjectiveUS /ˈθriːfoʊld/
three times as great or many
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
TRANSLATEDverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL MS.
translationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
undertonesnounUS /ˈʌndərtoʊnz/
plural of “undertone” — a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
uninitiatedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪd/
not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
at the time that
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This _sound_ we might make some attempt to preserve, without doing violence to the _sense_, as follows;
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The better to illustrate how, in Hindoo mythology, the ideas of _a beautiful woman_, _the Moon_, _and the Sea_, dissolve and disappear into one another, I have placed on the fly-leaf of this edition a single stanza, drawn from another part of my MS., which characteristically exemplifies that _dissolving view_: subjoining here, for the benefit of the uninitiated, a literal translation:
WomanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
the words that are spoken
From this reading But we lose, in a literal prose version, the reverberation, and the echo of the Sea, which undertones the meaning of the words like the accompaniment to a song.
WorldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading _O thou lovely Incarnation of the Nectar-dropping Moon, come down from Heaven to lighten our Darkness: Delight of the Race of Man: retaining in thy Womanhood the dancing Play of the Waves of that Sea of Milk out of which thou wert originally churned by the Gods: we the Three Worlds_ (_i.e. of Childhood, Manhood, and Age_) _do worship the Orb of thy Bosom that possesses for us a Threefold Mystical Feminine Energy[1] being a Pitcher of Milk for us, when we are Born: a Pillow for us, in the Middle of the Path of Life: and a Shrine, in which we take refuge to die at the last._
