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Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age

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O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!
Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!
Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.
Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.
Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.
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Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!
/oʊ let nɑːt ˈbjuːti soʊ fərˈɡet hɜːr bɜːrθ ðæt ɪt ʃʊd ˈfruːtləs hoʊm rɪˈtɜːrn tuː ɜːrθ/
Line 2
Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!
/lʌv ɪz ðə fruːt ʌv ˈbjuːti ðen lʌv wʌn/
Line 3
Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.
Line 4
Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.
/lʌv wʌn ðæt ˈoʊnli lɪvz ɪn ˈlʌvɪŋ juː huːz rɔːŋd ˈdezərts wʊd juː wɪð ˈpɪti vjuː ðɪs streɪndʒ dɪˈsteɪst wɪtʃ jɔːr əˈfekʃən sweɪz wʊd ˈrelɪʃ lʌv ənd juː faɪnd ˈbetər deɪz/
Line 5
Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.
/ðʌs tɪl maɪ ˈhæpi saɪt jɔːr ˈbjuːti vjuːz huːz swiːt riˈmembrəns stɪl maɪ hoʊp rɪˈnuːz let ðiːz puːr laɪnz səˈlɪsɪt lʌv fɔːr miː ənd pleɪs maɪ dʒɔɪz wer maɪ dɪˈzaɪərz wʊd biː/

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deserts noun US /ˈdezərts/

plural of “desert” — arid land with little or no vegetation

From this reading “Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.”

distaste noun US /dɪˈsteɪst/

a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading “Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.”

fruitless adjective US /ˈfruːtləs/

unproductive of success

From this reading “O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!”

relish noun US /ˈrelɪʃ/

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

From this reading “Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.”

renews verb US /rɪˈnuːz/

third-person singular of “renew” — reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

From this reading “Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.”

solicit verb US /səˈlɪsɪt/

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

From this reading “Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.”

sways noun US /sweɪz/

plural of “sway” — controlling influence

From this reading “Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.”

wronged verb US /rɔːŋd/

past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to

From this reading “Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

sweet self adjective + noun

In this reading “Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.”

better days adjective + noun

In this reading “Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.”

All words in this reading · 73

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

affectionnounUS /əˈfekʃən/

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

desertsnounUS /ˈdezərts/

plural of “desert” — arid land with little or no vegetation

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/

plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

distastenounUS /dɪˈsteɪst/

a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

fruitnounUS /fruːt/

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!

fruitlessadjectiveUS /ˈfruːtləs/

unproductive of success

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

linesnounUS /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

livesnounUS /lɪvz/

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

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

LovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!

lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

relishnounUS /ˈrelɪʃ/

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

renewsverbUS /rɪˈnuːz/

third-person singular of “renew” — reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

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

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

selfnounUS /self/

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.

self-lovenoun

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

solicitverbUS /səˈlɪsɪt/

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.

swaysnounUS /sweɪz/

plural of “sway” — controlling influence

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Love is the fruit of beauty, then love one!

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading O let not beauty so forget her birth That it should fruitless home return to earth!

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

viewsnounUS /vjuːz/

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Thus till my happy sight your beauty views, Whose sweet remembrance still my hope renews, Let these poor lines solicit love for me, And place my joys where my desires would be.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/

past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Love one that only lives in loving you; Whose wronged deserts would you with pity view, This strange distaste which your affection sways Would relish love, and you find better days.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Not your sweet self, for such self-love is none.

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