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Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less? Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless? CHRISTIAN YEAR. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. AMY HERBERT.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?”
supply or feed to surfeit
From this reading “Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?”
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading “Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?”
reflect brightly
From this reading “Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?”
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?”
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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
give a benediction to
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading CHRISTIAN YEAR.
supply or feed to surfeit
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
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From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
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From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
reflect brightly
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading CHRISTIAN YEAR.
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
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