Chapter XIII

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

plural of “aphorism” — a short pithy instructive saying

From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

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

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

form, produce, or emit bubbles

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food

From this reading _There was three Cooks in C_ ii.

a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

plural of “discretion” — freedom to act or judge on one's own

From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

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

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

not in action or at work

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

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

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

a female domestic

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the force of workers available

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

not any; not one

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

plural of “proctor” — someone who supervises (an examination)

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

the season of growth

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

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From this reading 18 207 207 _Sublimest discretions have club’d_ 287 287 _The Aphorisms of ~Galen~_ ii.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

needing moisture

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

a native or inhabitant of Turkey

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

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

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

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

From this reading _Some wives are good, and some_ 302 302 _Stay, shut the gate!_ ii.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

From this reading _The ~Turk~ in linnen wraps_ 13 25 25 _The Wise Men were but seven_ 232 232 _The World’s a bubble, and the life_ 104 110 110 _There dwelt a Maid in the C. g._ 37 46 46 _There is a certain idle kind of cr._ 140 152 152 _There was a jovial Tinker_ 17 27 27 There was a Lady in this land 134 223 _There was an old man had an acre_ 44 52 52 There was three birds that built 139 R^a

produce a literary work

From this reading 94 277 277 _The best of Poets write of F._ 141 153 153 _The Hunt is up, the Hunt is up_ 20 30 30 _The Proctors are two, and no more_ 105 111 111 _The Spring is coming on_ 40 47 47 _The thirsty Earth drinks up_ 22 22