1779
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From this reading August 31, 1779.
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From this reading August 31, 1779.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
amendsnounUS /əˈmendz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading August 31, 1779.
Balaam
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From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
give a benediction to
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
constrainedadjectiveUS /kənˈstreɪnd/
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
could'st
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From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
dearly loved
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
divedverbUS /daɪvd/
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
expence
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From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
exploringverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
fineradjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnər/
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
set up or found
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
gift-wise
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From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
hadst
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From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
how
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From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
insomuchadverb
to such an extent or degree; so
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
manufacturingnounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ/
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
peradventurenoun
doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
by chance
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
reverseverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrs/
change to the contrary
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S----.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
SternenounUS /stɜːrn/
English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766)
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
stoicaladjective
seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
in or at the place that
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But how you found it--caught it--or came by it--Heaven and you know best!--I do fear it is not thy own manufacturing.--Perhaps thou hast gratified thy finer feeling at an expence which friendship would blush for.--“But what have you to do with that?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU have made ample amends for your stoical silence--insomuch that, like Balaam, I am constrained to bless--where, peradventure, I intended the reverse.--For hadst thou taken the wings of the morning--and searched North, East, South, and West--or dived down into the sea, exploring the treasures of old Ocean--thou could’st neither in art or nature have found aught that could have made me happier--gift-wise--than the sweet and highly finished portrait of my dear Sterne.
