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Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Middlemarch is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George Eliot • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

—DR.

DONNE.

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Chapter XIX Reading 1/90

Middlemarch

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Middlemarch is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

Line 2

And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

Line 3

Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

Line 4

—DR.

Line 5

DONNE.

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a

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

all

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

also

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

And

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

as

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

attired

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

bestow

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

braver

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

dare

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

deride

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

did

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

doe

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

done

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

DONNE

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From this reading DONNE.

DR

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From this reading —DR.

faith

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

forget

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

From

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

have

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

He

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

hid

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

hide

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

I

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

If

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

in

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

is

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

keep

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

love

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

men

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

no

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

on

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

Or

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

placed

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

prophane

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

say

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

see

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

She

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

so

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

spring

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

Than

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

that

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

the

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

Then

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

thence

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

they

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

thing

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

this

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

though

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

to

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

too

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

Vertue

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Which

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

will

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From this reading And if this love, though placed so, From prophane men you hide, Which will no faith on this bestow, Or, if they doe, deride:

woman

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

Worthies

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From this reading Then you have done a braver thing Than all the Worthies did, And a braver thence will spring, Which is, to keep that hid.”

you

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From this reading “If, as I have, you also doe, Vertue attired in woman see, And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She;

Chapter 19 of Middlemarch by George Eliot holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 19 holds 454 sentences of Middlemarch, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.

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