Chapter 1 of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec. IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II. III. IV. V.
Chapter 1 of Hugh Selwyn Mauberley is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading “Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.”
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.”
cause to run
From this reading “IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.”
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From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
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From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.
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From this reading IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.
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From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
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From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
cause to run
From this reading IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.
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From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
a chamber that is used as a grave
From this reading IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.
a male human offspring
From this reading IV._ _Ode pour l'élection de son sepulcher_ II.
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From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V.
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From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
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From this reading Pound, Ezra (1920) _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ "VOCAT ÆSTUS IN UMBRAM" _Nemesianus Ec.
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