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Chapter 13 of Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.” _Hall._ Satire i. 6. 190. Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
Chapter 13 of Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
possessive form of “daniel” — (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
a specially long, formal letter
disabled in the feet or legs
plural of “halt” — the state of inactivity following an interruption
From this reading “_halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.””
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “_Hall._ Satire i.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.”
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From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
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From this reading 190.
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From this reading 6.
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From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
react verbally
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
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From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
possessive form of “daniel” — (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading _Hall._ Satire i.
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
plural of “halt” — the state of inactivity following an interruption
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Hall._ Satire i.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
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From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading _Hall._ Satire i.
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From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daniel’s _Defence of Rhyme_, in answer to Campion’s _Observations on the Art of English Poesie_, appeared in 1602.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading _halting on Roman feet._ Pope, _Epistle to Augustus_, 98: “And Sidney’s verse halts ill on Roman feet.”
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