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An Essay on Man
An Essay on Man

Chapter XIV

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THE SATIRES OF DR.
JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.
PAUL'S. VERSIFIED.
"Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
HOR.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

An Essay on Man

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SATIRES OF DR.
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JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.
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PAUL'S. VERSIFIED.
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"Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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JOHN noun US /john/

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From this reading “JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.”

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DEAN

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From this reading JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.

DONNE

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From this reading JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.

DR

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From this reading THE SATIRES OF DR.

dura

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

et

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

euntes

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

factos

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

HOR

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From this reading HOR.

illius

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

JOHN

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From this reading JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.

legentes

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

Lucili

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

magis

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

Mollius

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

natura

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

negarit

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

nosmet

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

num

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SATIRES OF DR.

PAUL'S

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From this reading PAUL'S. VERSIFIED.

Quaerere

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

Quid

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

rerum

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

SATIRES

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From this reading THE SATIRES OF DR.

scripta

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

ST

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From this reading JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SATIRES OF DR.

Versiculos

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"

VERSIFIED

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From this reading PAUL'S. VERSIFIED.

vetat

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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"