Chapter I

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

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

in an admirable manner

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

matters of personal concern

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

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

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

any thing at all

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

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From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

a light shade of blue

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

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From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

inadequate in amount or degree

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

negotiation between nations

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

by divine means

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

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From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

opinion or judgment

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

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

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

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From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

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From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

the act of retaining something

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

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

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

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From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

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From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

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From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

not any; not one

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

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From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

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From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

plural of “orator” — a person who delivers a speech or oration

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

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From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

past form of “permeate” — spread or diffuse through

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

the act of taking and printing photographs

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

with regard to social relationships involving authority

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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not fanciful or imaginative

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

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From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

on the contrary

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

third-person singular of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

in a rhetorical manner

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

express in words

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)

From this reading Ha! the whole World is one Azure Abyss._ G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press sic barbare vertendum.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

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pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

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

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Hindoo term, _níti_, means, not so much policy, as diplomacy, and so their _níti-shastra_, or doctrine of policy, refers rather to the clever conduct of affairs in negotiation, than to anything else.

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

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

ancient Greek historian remembered for his history of the Peloponnesian War (460-395 BC)

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

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

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

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

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

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belonging to which person

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading _Was it a Swoon or the Wine in her Eyes?

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _uxor-mater-amica-soror-dea-filia-concham vas infirmius hanc, helleborose, vocas?_ _What! this mother-sister-daughter-goddess-wife-secreting Shell This, the weaker vessel, holding Love and Life and Heaven and Hell!_ Though the old literature of the Hindoos is deficient in the department of politics--it has no history, no orators, no Demosthenes, no Polybius, no Aristotle; for the dialectic of politics appears to have been invented by the divinely discontented Greek--though, I say, it has no politics, it is permeated with policy.

everything that exists anywhere

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inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The ancients, says Aristotle, wrote politically, but we rhetorically: and his remark is admirably illustrated by _e.g._ the old _Panchatantra_, whose author certainly had in him as much policy as Thucydides, although he chose to deliver his wisdom in apologues, rather than in the prosaic and somewhat pedantic photography of actual affairs.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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