2
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From this reading And so Fate itself leads me over to the 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
Antediluviannoun
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
From this reading Antediluvian History.--Victor's Plan of Life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
atlasnounUS /ˈætləs/
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
for the reason that
From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
bookcasenounUS /ˈbʊkkeɪs/
a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
bookshelvesnounUS /ˈbʊkʃelvz/
plural of “bookshelf” — a shelf on which to keep books
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
carnivalnounUS /ˈkɑːrnəvəl/
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
cheaperadjectiveUS /ˈtʃiːpər/
comparative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
compressedadjectiveUS /kəmˈprest/
pressed tightly together
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
consistverbUS /kənˈsɪst/
originate
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
DOG-POST-DAY
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From this reading DOG-POST-DAY.
Dog-post-days
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From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
dotsnounUS /dɑːts/
plural of “dot” — a very small circular shape
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
Easter-fair
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From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
else
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From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
gobletnounUS /ˈɡɑːblət/
a drinking glass with a base and stem
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Antediluvian History.--Victor's Plan of Life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
inkhorn
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From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And so Fate itself leads me over to the 2.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
leadsnounUS /liːdz/
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading And so Fate itself leads me over to the 2.
lecture-halls
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From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Antediluvian History.--Victor's Plan of Life.
life-stream
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From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
literatus
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From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
littérateur
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From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so Fate itself leads me over to the 2.
MondaysnounUS /ˈmʌndiz/
plural of “monday” — the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
not any; not one
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
many times at short intervals
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
Paphian
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From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Antediluvian History.--Victor's Plan of Life.
by chance
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
rareradjectiveUS /ˈrerər/
comparative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
reviewernounUS /riˈvjuːər/
someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
express in words
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so Fate itself leads me over to the 2.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason: because he is sometimes a _littérateur_.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
trumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
Victor'snounUS /ˈvɪktərz/
possessive form of “victor” — a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Antediluvian History.--Victor's Plan of Life.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading As often as Fate, under its veil, dots off from the great world atlas to a special map the little life-stream of a _literatus_, which runs over some lecture-halls and bookshelves, it may possibly think and say thus: "Surely there is no cheaper or rarer way of making a creature happy than by making him a literary one: his goblet of joy is an inkhorn,--his feast of trumpets and carnival is (if he is a reviewer) the Easter-fair,--his whole Paphian grove is compressed into a bookcase,--and what else do his blue Mondays consist of than (written or read) Dog-post-days?"
