Chapter 2 of Minor Poems of Michael Drayton is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Minor Poems of Michael Drayton is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 19: Cf. Elegy ij. 20.] [Footnote 20: Cf. _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Chapter 2 of Minor Poems of Michael Drayton is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bathe” — the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation
From this reading “_Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']”
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
From this reading “Elegy ij.”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 19: Cf.”
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “_Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']”
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “_Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “_Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “_Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “_Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']”
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From this reading [Footnote 19: Cf.
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From this reading 20.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
(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 _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
plural of “bathe” — the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
From this reading [Footnote 19: Cf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
From this reading Elegy ij.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 19: Cf.
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
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From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
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From this reading Elegy ij.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
the act of creating written works
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
literature in metrical form
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading _Palladis Tamia_: 'Michael Drayton is now in penning, in English verse, a Poem called _Poly-olbion_, Geographicall & Hydrographicall of all the forests, woods, mountaines, fountaines, riuers, lakes, flouds, bathes, & springs that be in England.']
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