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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
aimed
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
annoyance
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
attached
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
bear
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
book
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
busy
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
casting
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
caused
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
change
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From this reading This feeling is hardly likely now to change.
company
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
dear
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
diffidence
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
draw
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
element
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
fact
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This feeling is hardly likely now to change.
fertility
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
forms
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
fresh
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
friendly
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
friendship
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
gain
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
George
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
gives
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glory
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
goodly
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
hardly
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From this reading This feeling is hardly likely now to change.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
increasing
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
led
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
likely
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From this reading This feeling is hardly likely now to change.
malice
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
midst
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
models
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
names
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
new
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
now
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From this reading This feeling is hardly likely now to change.
number
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
only
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
page
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
pen
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
place
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
pleasure
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
prolific
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
radiance
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
reflected
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From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
remain
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
reproaches
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
rise
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
rival
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
self-interest
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
separations
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
solid
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
survived
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
there
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
too
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From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
triumphed
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
vexation
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
wanderings
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Each fresh book, in fact, gives rise to fresh annoyance, were it only in the reproaches aimed at my too prolific pen, as though it could rival in fertility the world from which I draw my models!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
wish
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
witness
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
works
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From this reading The goodly company of friendly names, which will remain attached to my works, forms an element of pleasure in the midst of the vexation caused by their increasing number.
world
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From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it is neither self-interest nor diffidence which has led me to place it there, but only the wish that it should bear witness to the solid friendship between us, which has survived our wanderings and separations, and triumphed over the busy malice of the world.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your name, dear George, while casting a reflected radiance on my book, can gain no new glory from this page.
