Chapter II

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

third-person singular of “allay” — lessen the intensity of or calm

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

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From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

(poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

a feeling of scornful hatred

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

emanating from God

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

start firing a weapon

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

coins made of gold

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

set down according to a plan

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

engage in

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

make imperfect

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the force of workers available

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

possessive form of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

not any; not one

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

and nothing more

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

an artist who paints

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

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

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

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From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

in the near future

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

walk heavily

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

be standing; be upright

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

adjust to a specific need or market

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

carry out

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

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From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

a special situation

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

up to a particular time

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

an old word for “to”

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

look attentively

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

at the time that

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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From this reading _Petru._ There will I watch thee like a wither'd Jury, Thou shalt neither have meat, Fire, nor Candle, Nor any thing that's easie: do you rebel so soon?

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading _Mar._ And we appear like her that sent us hither, That only excellent and beauteous nature; Truly our selves for men to wonder at, But too divine to handle; we are Gold, In our own natures pure; but when we suffer The husbands stamp upon us, then allays, And base ones of you men are mingled with us, And make us blush like Copper.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

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

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

but in spite of that

From this reading _Petru._ Then, and never Till then are women to be spoken of, For till that time you have no souls I take it: Good night: come Gentlemen; I'll fast for this night, But by this hand, well; I shall come up yet.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Petru._ Now if thou wouldst come down and tender me: All the delights due to a marriage-bed, Study such kisses as would melt a man, And turn thy self into a thousand Figures, To add new flames unto me, I would stand Thus heavy, thus regardless, thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings: all the beauty That's laid upon your bodies, mark me well, For without doubt your mind's are miserable, You have no Masques for them: all this rare beauty, Lay but the Painter and the Silk-worm by, The Doctor with his Dyets, and the Tailor, And you appear like flea'd Cats, not so handsome.