Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

(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 If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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

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the biblical name for ancient Syria

From this reading ARAM.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

see with attention

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

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make calm or still

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

carry on a conversation

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greatly pleasing or entertaining

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

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of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

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expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)

From this reading --From Eugene Aram, a MS.

opinion or judgment

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

third-person singular of “forbid” — command against

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading --From Eugene Aram, a MS.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

move smoothly and effortlessly

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

death of a person

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past form of “hack” — cut with a hacking tool

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

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any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

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From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

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

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

exhausted

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

softly bright or radiant

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

immediately past

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

held dear

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

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a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

From this reading --From Eugene Aram, a MS.

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

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and nothing more

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plural of “oracle” — an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

(poetic) tranquil silence

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

move an implement through

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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possessive form of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

look attentively

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading My oracles and co-mates;--watch my life Glide down the Stream of Knowledge, and behold Its waters with a musing stillness glass The thousand hues of Nature and of Heaven.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

at the time that

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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From this reading WHEREIN THE EARL AND THE STUDENT CONVERSE ON GRAVE BUT DELIGHTFUL MATTERS.--THE STUDENT’S NOTION OF THE ONLY EARTHLY HAPPINESS.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

in the company of; together with

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

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From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

a late time of life

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds

but in spite of that

From this reading If the witch Hope forbids us to be wise, Yet when I turn to these--Woe’s only friends, And with their weird and eloquent voices calm The stir and Babel of the world within, I can but dream that my vex’d years at last Shall find the quiet of a hermit’s cell:-- And, neighbouring not this hacked and jaded world, Beneath the lambent eyes of the loved stars, And, with the hollow rocks and sparry caves, The tides, and all the many-music’d winds