Chapter III · Chapter 3

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From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading Teach me the Grecian arts of soft persuasion.'

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading '_I feel the soft infection Flush in my cheek, and wander in my veins.

past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

capable of making an error

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading '_I feel the soft infection Flush in my cheek, and wander in my veins.

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading '_I feel the soft infection Flush in my cheek, and wander in my veins.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

From this reading Teach me the Grecian arts of soft persuasion.'

plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

not in action or at work

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

From this reading '_I feel the soft infection Flush in my cheek, and wander in my veins.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Teach me the Grecian arts of soft persuasion.'

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

plural of “mortal” — a human being

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading '_I feel the soft infection Flush in my cheek, and wander in my veins.

not any; not one

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

on one occasion

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

and nothing more

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

From this reading Teach me the Grecian arts of soft persuasion.'

participate in games or sport

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading '_I feel the soft infection Flush in my cheek, and wander in my veins.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

of high or superior quality or performance

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

touched by rot or decay

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Teach me the Grecian arts of soft persuasion.'

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

an old word for “yours”

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

characterized by variety

From this reading A small part only of this interesting admonition is preserved in the play, and is varied, I think, not to advantage:

plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

From this reading '_I feel the soft infection Flush in my cheek, and wander in my veins.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading '_I feel the soft infection Flush in my cheek, and wander in my veins.

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading 'Sure this is love, which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids, and wanton poets.'

belonging to which person

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'The soul once tainted with so foul a crime, No more shall glow with friendship's hallow'd ardour, Those holy beings whose superior care Guides erring mortals to the paths of virtue, Affrighted at impiety like thine, Resign their charge to baseness and to ruin[316].'