10
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From this reading Now faire blisful, O Cipris, (10) So be my favour at this tyme!
510
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
515
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
520
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
525
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
alnounUS /æl/
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
arightadverb
in an accurate manner
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
avisioun
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now faire blisful, O Cipris, (10) So be my favour at this tyme!
blisful
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From this reading Now faire blisful, O Cipris, (10) So be my favour at this tyme!
brayn
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
Cipris
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From this reading Now faire blisful, O Cipris, (10) So be my favour at this tyme!
clere
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
dreem
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
dwelle
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
Elcanor
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
Elicon
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
endyte
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
engyn
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
erste
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
faire
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From this reading Now faire blisful, O Cipris, (10) So be my favour at this tyme!
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Now faire blisful, O Cipris, (10) So be my favour at this tyme!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
Helpeth
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
herkneth
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
cause to move by striking
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
INCIPIT
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From this reading INCIPIT LIBER SECUNDUS.
Isaye
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
kythe
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
lere
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
LIBER
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From this reading INCIPIT LIBER SECUNDUS.
listeth
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
maner
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
the force of workers available
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
mette
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
Nabugodonosor
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Now faire blisful, O Cipris, (10) So be my favour at this tyme!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
Parnaso
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
Pharo
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
Proem
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
ryme
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
Scipioun
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
SECUNDUS
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From this reading INCIPIT LIBER SECUNDUS.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
selly
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
shal
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
shette
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
shul
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
swich
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
tellen
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
thyn
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
tresorie
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
Turnus
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
tyme
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From this reading Now faire blisful, O Cipris, (10) So be my favour at this tyme!
understonde
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From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
vertunoun
love of or taste for fine objects of art
From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
welle
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From this reading And ye, me to endyte and ryme 520 Helpeth, that on Parnaso dwelle By Elicon the clere welle.
wroot
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From this reading O Thought, that wroot al that I mette, And in the tresorie hit shette Of my brayn! now shal men see 525 If any vertu in thee be, To tellen al my dreem aright; Now kythe thyn engyn and might!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _Proem._ Now herkneth, every maner man That English understonde can, 510 And listeth of my dreem to lere; For now at erste shul ye here So selly an avisioun, That Isaye, ne Scipioun, Ne king Nabugodonosor, 515 Pharo, Turnus, ne Elcanor, Ne mette swich a dreem as this!
