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From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
admonitionsnounUS /ˌædməˈnɪʃənz/
plural of “admonition” — cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I dare not trust myself with the subject!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
Cowley
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From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading But I dare not trust myself with the subject!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
dearly loved
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
dullnessnounUS /ˈdʌlnəs/
the quality of being slow to understand
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
favoured
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From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
flippancynoun
inappropriate levity
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
set up or found
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
gravernounUS /ˈɡreɪvər/
a tool used by an engraver
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
Hardcastle
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From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading My poor Horace!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
the sound of laughing
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But I dare not trust myself with the subject!
not any; not one
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading But I dare not trust myself with the subject!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
carry out
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Do not, however, take the alarm; I hope, I shall escape dullness, although I am become somewhat graver than in the days of my flippancy, and _rude_ health.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading But I dare not trust myself with the subject!
wanting in physical strength
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
belonging to which person
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But is it not wonderful that no one can be found to comfort the Earl of S——, but his son’s friend, whose heart is pierced with an anguish as bitter and acute as his own!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading _From Miss Cowley to Miss Hardcastle._ _January 24._ My dear Lucy will not expect to find me in the broad road of folly and laughter, with so many admonitions of wisdom as I have of late been favoured with; I repeat the word _favoured_; for poor and weak must be the mind which does not profit from such lessons as I have had to study!
