Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

matters of personal concern

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

later than; following

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

how long something has existed

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

inclined toward or displaying love

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

fully understood or grasped

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a formal organization of people or groups of people

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

have

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

-ing form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

brought into existence

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the two together, not just one

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

plural of “cabinet” — a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

put or send forth

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

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From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

permission to do something

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

without stop or interruption

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a small house with a single story

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

in a sincere and heartfelt manner

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

beaten or overcome; not victorious

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

in a delicate manner

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

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From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

raised above the ground

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

attracting or delighting

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

divisible by two

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

opinion or judgment

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

make believe with the intent to deceive

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

set up or found

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

the state of being honored

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

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From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

plural of “huguenot” — a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

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

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

in a not unlawful manner

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

incapable of being resisted

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

past form of “languish” — lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

-ing form of “languish” — lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

immediately past

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the literary culture

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

held dear

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a female domestic

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

take in marriage

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

mix together different elements

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

impressive in appearance

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a titled peer of the realm

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

in a noble manner

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

past form of “occasion” — give occasion to

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

many times at short intervals

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

and nothing more

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

extremely joyful

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the state of being without a flaw or defect

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

plural of “permit” — a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

have amorous affairs; of men

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

past form of “proportion” — give pleasant proportions to

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

an adherent of Protestantism

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

third-person singular of “pursue” — carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

on equal terms by payment or requital

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

force (someone) to have sex against their will

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

express in words

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

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

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

plural of “slight” — a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

in the near future

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

refrain from harming

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

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From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

plural of “steal” — an advantageous purchase

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

not in physical motion

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

required or under orders

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

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

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

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

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

up to a particular time

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

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

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

in the direction of

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

lasting a very short time

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

in an unpleasant way

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

in a visible manner

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

characterized by high spirits and animation

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

nonexistent

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

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

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

at the time that

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

in or at the place that

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

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

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

during the time that

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

a Caucasian

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

which person or people

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

belonging to which person

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading In his tender years (unhappily enough) he chanced to fall in love with a lady, whom we will call _Myrtilla_, who had charms enough to engage any heart; she had all the advantages of youth and nature; a shape excellent; a most agreeable stature, not too tall, and far from low, delicately proportioned; her face a little inclined round, soft, smooth and white; her eyes were blue, a little languishing, and full of love and wit; a mouth curiously made, dimpled, and full of sweetness; lips round, soft, plump and red; white teeth, firm and even; her nose a little _Roman_, and which gave a noble grace to her lovely face, her hair light brown; a neck and bosom delicately turned, white and rising; her arms and hands exactly shaped; to this a vivacity of youth engaging; a wit quick and flowing; a humour gay, and an air irresistibly charming; and nothing was wanting to complete the joys of the young _Philander_, (so we call our amorous hero) but _Myrtilla_’. heart, which the illustrious _Cesario_ had before possessed; however, consulting her honour and her interest, and knowing all the arts as women do to feign a tenderness; she yields to marry him: while _Philander_, who scorned to owe his happiness to the commands of parents, or to chaffer for a beauty, with her consent steals her away, and marries her.

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading But see how transitory is a violent passion; after being satiated, he slights the prize he had so dearly conquered; some say, the change was occasioned by her too visibly continued love to _Cesario_; but whatever it was, this was most certain, _Philander_ cast his eyes upon a young maid, sister to _Myrtilla_, a beauty, whose early bloom promised wonders when come to perfection; but I will spare her picture here, _Philander_ in the following epistles will often enough present it to your view: He loved and languished, long before he durst discover his pain; her being sister to his wife, nobly born, and of undoubted fame, rendered his passion too criminal to hope for a return, while the young lovely _Sylvia_ (so we shall call the noble maid) sighed out her hours in the same pain and languishment for _Philander_, and knew not that it was love, till she betraying it innocently to the overjoyed lover and brother, he soon taught her to understand it was love--he pursues it, she permits it, and at last yields, when being discovered in the criminal intrigue, she flies with him; he absolutely quits _Myrtilla_, lives some time in a village near _Paris_, called St _Denis_, with this betrayed unfortunate, till being found out, and like to be apprehended, (one for the rape, the other for the flight) she is forced to marry a cadet, a creature of _Philander_’., to bear the name of husband only to her, while _Philander_ had the entire possession of her soul and body: still the _League_ went forward, and all things were ready for a war in _Paris_; but it is not my business here to mix the rough relation of a war, with the soft affairs of love; let it suffice, the _Huguenots_ were defeated, and the King got the day, and every rebel lay at the mercy of his sovereign.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister In the time of the rebellion of the true Protestant _Huguenot_ in _Paris_, under the conduct of the Prince of _Condé_ (whom we will call _Cesario_) many illustrious persons were drawn into the association, amongst which there was one, whose quality and fortune (joined with his youth and beauty) rendered him more elevated in the esteem of the gay part of the world than most of that age.

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading _Philander_ was taken prisoner, made his escape to a little cottage near his own palace, not far from _Paris_, writes to _Sylvia_ to come to him, which she does, and in spite of all the industry to re-seize him, he got away with _Sylvia_.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading After their flight these letters were found in their cabinets, at their house at St _Denis_, where they both lived together, for the space of a year; and they are as exactly as possible placed in the order they were sent, and were those supposed to be written towards the latter end of their amours.