Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

not being in a specified place

From this reading Oh how I fear lest absent Jove should love her!

anew

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

lacking or showing a lack of due concern

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

things that make you comfortable and at ease

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

demanding attention

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

be greater in significance than

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

apart from; not including

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Oh how I fear lest absent Jove should love her!

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

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

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

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From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

an old form of “has”

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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From this reading Oh how I fear lest absent Jove should love her!

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

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

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

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

From this reading Oh how I fear lest absent Jove should love her!

conformity or harmony

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

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From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading Oh how I fear lest absent Jove should love her!

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

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

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

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From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

engage in

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

plural of “mead” — United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

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

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

(Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

not any; not one

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh how I fear lest absent Jove should love her!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

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From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

become much greater in intensity or size or amount

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Oh how I fear lest absent Jove should love her!

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

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

the season of growth

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

showing sorrow

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

at the time that

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

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

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

which person or people

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Else will I captive all my hopes again, And shut them up in prisons of despair, And weep such tears as shall destroy this plain, And sigh such sighs as shall eclipse the air, And cry such cries as love that hears my crying Shall faint and weep for grief and fall a-dying.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The trees by my redoubled sighs long blasted Call for thy balm-sweet breath and sunny eyes, To whom all nature's comforts are hand-fasted; Breathe, look on them, and they to life arise; They have new liveries with each smile thou lendest, And droop with me, when thy fair brow thou bendest.

affected by or full of grief or woe

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

seek someone's favor

From this reading I woo thee, Phillis, with more earnest weeping Than Niobe for her dead issue spent; I pray thee, nymph who hast our spring in keeping, Thou mistress of our flowers and my content, Come home, and glad our meads of winter weary, And make thy woeful Damon blithe and merry.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading My little world hath vowed no sun shall glad it, Except thy little world her light discover, Of which heavens would grow proud if so they had it.