Chapter II

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From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

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From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

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

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

how long something has existed

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

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

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

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

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

bound by contract

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

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

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

past form of “aspire” — have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

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From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

possessive form of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

brought into existence

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

of short duration or distance

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

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From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a rude or vulgar fool

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a native of the east end of London

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

past form of “cull” — remove something that has been rejected

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

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From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

recognizable; marked

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

a graphic or vivid verbal description

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

possessive form of “dickens” — a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

render capable or able for some task

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

an impression made from an etched plate

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a man of refinement

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

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

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

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

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

full of or characterized by humor

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

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

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

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

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

connected by participation or association or use

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

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From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

immediately past

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a room where books are kept

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

plural of “maxim” — a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

used to form the superlative

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

a form of address for a man

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

clean or organized

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

use too much

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

owed as a debt

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

the local environment

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

by chance

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

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From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

in a cheerful manner

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

for the most part

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

established beyond doubt

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

put into print

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

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From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

past form of “refute” — overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

something that remunerates

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

a small and inadequate amount

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

possessive form of “seymour” — Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

be seated

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

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From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

plural of “sportsman” — someone who engages in sports

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

third-person singular of “succumb” — consent reluctantly

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

the act of killing yourself

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

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

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

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

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

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

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

in a tragic manner; with tragic consequences

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

something given or done as an expression of esteem

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

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From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

not suitable to your tastes or needs

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

marked by no noteworthy or significant events

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

not published

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

not yet used or soiled

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

marked by diversity or difference

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

precisely as stated

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

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

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

accept gladly

From this reading He aspired to a higher branch of Art than that involved in the delineation of patterns for calico-printers; but for a time he remained with Vaughan, pleasantly varying the monotony of his daily routine by producing miniature portraits of friends who consented to sit to him, receiving in return a modest though welcome remuneration.

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From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

which person or people

From this reading Concerning the artist who was primarily engaged in the illustration of "Pickwick," very little has been recorded, owing perhaps to the fact that his career, which terminated so tragically and so prematurely, was brief and uneventful.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The following particulars of his life and labours, culled from various sources, will, I trust, enable the reader to appreciate Robert Seymour's true position respecting his connection with Charles Dickens's immortal work.

a loose dressing gown for women

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

a late time of life

From this reading PLATE XV ROBERT SEYMOUR From an Unpublished Drawing by TAYLOR _Lent by Mr. Augustin Daly._ ROBERT SEYMOUR Early Years--A Taste for High Art--Drawings on Wood for _Figaro_ and _Bell's Life in London_--Essays the Art of Etching--Designs for "Maxims and Hints for an Angler"--Proposes to Publish a Book of Humorous Sporting Subjects--A "Club of Cockney Sportsmen"--Charles Whitehead and Charles Dickens--The Inception of "THE PICKWICK PAPERS"--Seymour's Illustrations--The Artist Succumbs to Overwork--Suicide of Seymour--Dickens's Tribute--Seymour's Last Drawing for "Pickwick"--"The Dying Clown"--His Original Designs--Seymour's Conception of Mr. Pickwick--Letter from Dickens to the Artist--"First Ideas" and Unused Sketches--A Valuable Collection--Scarcity of Seymour's "Pickwick" Plates--Design for the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts--Mrs. Seymour's Account of the Origin of "The Pickwick Papers"--An Absurd Claim Refuted--"THE LIBRARY OF FICTION"--Seymour's Illustrations for "The Tuggses at Ramsgate."

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Born "in or near London" in 1798, Robert Seymour indicated at a very early age a decided taste for drawing, whereupon his father, Henry Seymour, a Somerset gentleman, apprenticed him to a skilful pattern-draughtsman named Vaughan, of Duke Street, Smithfield.[7] Although this occupation was most uncongenial to young Seymour, it caused him to adopt a neat style of drawing which ultimately proved of much utility.