Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

failing to accomplish an intended result

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

the state of being absent

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

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

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

for the reason that

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

regret strongly

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

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

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

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From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

command against

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

an old form of “does”

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

weak from exhaustion

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

apart from; not including

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

past form of “father” — make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

without flower or bloom and not producing seeds

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

brought together in one place

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

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

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

comparative of “hinder” — located at or near the back of an animal

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

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

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

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

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

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

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

plural of “lamb” — young sheep

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

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From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

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

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

feel sadness

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

not any; not one

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

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From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

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From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

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From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

move with force

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

one whose work is to refine a specific thing

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

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

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

not in physical motion

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

an old word for “yours”

From this reading If my love-sighs grow tedious in thine ears, Fly me, that fly from joy, I list not stay thee.

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

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

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

From this reading Then to renew the ruins of my tears Be thou no hinderer, Demades, I pray thee.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

at the time that

From this reading Mourn sheep, mourn lambs, and Damon will weep by you; And when I sigh, "Come home, sweet Phillis," cry you.

plural of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading Come home, sweet Phillis, for thine absence causeth A flowerless prime-tide in these drooping meadows; To push his beauties forth each primrose pauseth, Our lilies and our roses like coy widows Shut in their buds, their beauties, and bemoan them, Because my Phillis doth not smile upon them.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Though from this pure refiner of the thought The gleanings of your learnings have you gathered Your lives had been abortive, base and naught, Except by happy love they had been fathered; Then still the swain, for I will still avow it; They have no wit nor worth that disallow it.