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Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.
BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!
You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.
Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.
Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.
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Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.
Line 2
BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!
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You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.
Line 4
Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.
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Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.”

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A

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

and

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

BACHELORS

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

beauty

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

boot

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

brief

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

bright

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

bring

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

But

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

charms

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

CONQUEST

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

COY

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

CUPID'S

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

deepest

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

disposition

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

endearing

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

every

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

faithful

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

find

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

FIVE

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

for

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

gold

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

Gracèd

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

Had

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

hearing

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

I

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

in

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

is

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

it

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

joy

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

LADY

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

love

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

Loyal

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

Mark

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

most

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

Never

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

noble

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

OF

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

OVER

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

pleasure

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

relation

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

root

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

shall

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

SHOWING

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

Some

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

sonnet

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

station

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

Store

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

strange

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

stranger

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

submission

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

Such

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

sweetest

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

takes

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

the

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

thing

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

this

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

THOUSAND

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

to

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

treasure

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

true

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

was

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

wealth

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

wed

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

When

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

Which

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

whom

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

will

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

with

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

worth

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

write

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From this reading Such a noble disposition Had this lady, with submission, Of whom I this sonnet write, Store of wealth, and beauty bright.

YEAR

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From this reading SHOWING CUPID’S CONQUEST OVER A COY LADY OF FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR.

Yielding

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From this reading You shall find it worth the hearing; Loyal love is most endearing, When it takes the deepest root, Yielding charms and gold to boot.

you

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From this reading BACHELORS of every station, Mark this strange and true relation, Which in brief to you I bring,— Never was a stranger thing!

you'll

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From this reading Some will wed for love of treasure; But the sweetest joy and pleasure Is in faithful love, you’ll find, Gracèd with a noble mind.

Chapter 9 of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the by Robert [Editor] Bell holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 9 holds 13 sentences of Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the

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Indian
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Withered
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