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A Lover's Litanies
A Lover's Litanies

Chapter I

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_Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!
O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!
From out the fullness of my passion-creed.
I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.
For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.
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A Lover's Litanies

Chapter I

Reading 1/115 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!
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O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!
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From out the fullness of my passion-creed.
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I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.
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For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Broken noun US /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.”

Ere conjunction US /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading “O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.”

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

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

From this reading “O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

From this reading “O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!”

Thine pronoun US /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading “I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading “_Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading “O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.”

Unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.”

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743

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

745

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

Adams

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

all

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

ardour

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

Author

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

blame

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

breath

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

Broadway

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

brokennounUS /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

C

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

Co

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

condemn

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

dear

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

death

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

dust

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

E

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

enslaved

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

essence

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

face

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

fairyland

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

Field

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From out the fullness of my passion-creed.

fullness

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From this reading From out the fullness of my passion-creed.

Gladys

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

glimpse

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

grace

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

greet

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

Hamilton

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

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

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

heart

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

iii

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

indeed

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

just

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

Leadenhall

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

Letters

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

life-long

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

LONDON

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

Love

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

made

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

man

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

Marshall

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

meek

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

minded

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

mirage

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

musical

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

nevermore

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

New

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

O

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

out

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From this reading From out the fullness of my passion-creed.

passion-creed

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From this reading From out the fullness of my passion-creed.

patient

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

pause

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

pray

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

Press

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

proclaim

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

rapt

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

refulgent

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

Scribner

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

servant

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

shore

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

side

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

Simpkin

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

Singer

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

smile

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

soft

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

soul

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

speed

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

Stygian

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

tears

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

tender

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

theme

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

then

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

thereof

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

truly

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

trust

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

Tuer

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

utterance

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

venturous

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

Violinist

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

wanton

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

Welford

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

witchery

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

withal

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From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

wooing

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From this reading O thou that with the witchery of thy face Hast made of me thy servant unto death, I pray thee pause, ere, musical of breath, And rapt of utterance, thou condemn indeed My venturous wooing, and the wanton speed With which I greet thee, dear and tender soul!

wreck

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From this reading For my theme is just: A heart enslaved, a smile, a broken trust, A soft mirage, a glimpse of fairyland, And then the wreck thereof in tears and dust. iii.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I am so truly thine that nevermore Shall man be found, this side the Stygian shore, So meek as I, so patient under blame, And yet, withal, so minded to proclaim His life-long ardour.

York

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From this reading _Author of "Love Letters of a Violinist," and "Gladys the Singer."_ _Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C. Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co._ _New York: Scribner & Welford, 743 & 745, Broadway._ THE LEADENHALL PRESS, LONDON, E.C. O thou refulgent essence of all grace!