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From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
1637
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From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
1659
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From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
AjaxnounUS /ˈeɪdʒæks/
a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
(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 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
antenounUS /ˈænti/
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
From this reading (Beaumont, _ante_, p.
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
BaconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
BeaumontnounUS /ˈboʊmɔːnt/
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
From this reading (Beaumont, _ante_, p.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
canticlenoun
a hymn derived from the Bible
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
CompareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Compare VI.
ContentionnounUS /kənˈtenʃən/
a point asserted as part of an argument
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
dimittis
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From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
EssaysnounUS /eˈseɪz/
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
expectationsnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
Memorie
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From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
Nunc
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From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
Obsequies
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From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading (Beaumont, _ante_, p.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
UlyssesnounUS /juːˈlɪsiz/
(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Compare VI.
at the time that
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading 15), and Bacon, _Essays_, 'On Death': 'But, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is _Nunc dimittis_, when a man hath attained worthy ends and expectations.'
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
XnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading X From _The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses_, printed 1659.
XInounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading XI Written in the November of 1637, and printed next year in the _Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King_.
