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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
20
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From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
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From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
aboundverbUS /əˈbaʊnd/
be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
affrightnoun
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
AlenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
(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 Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
asswage
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Autumne
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
BathesnounUS /beɪðz/
plural of “bathe” — the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
Beames
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From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
beautious
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From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
see with attention
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
(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 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
bewrayverb
reveal unintentionally
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
bleake
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
BOREASnoun
a wind that blows from the north
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
Brau'rie
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
breake
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
breeme
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From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
BRVTES
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
Buckston's
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builded
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
Camber's
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From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
Caues
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From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
Cheare
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From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
cleare
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craues
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From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
deare
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deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
downe
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
Expos'd
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
set up or found
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
frowne
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
gins
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
glideverbUS /ɡlaɪd/
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
halfe
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
Houres
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
inuite
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From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
layd
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
leasure
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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 Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
Lookes
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From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
lustie
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
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 What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
used to form the superlative
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
Mountaines
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
not any; not one
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
NobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
NymphsnounUS /nɪmfs/
plural of “nymph” — (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
Peake
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
PHŒBVS
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From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
PrincelyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪnsli/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
Raine
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
RefreshverbUS /rɪˈfreʃ/
refresh one's memory
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
remaine
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
Riuers
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From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
saues
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From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
scathes
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used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
Siluer
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From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
SleetnounUS /sliːt/
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
Southerne
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From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
SportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
Streames
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From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
Swathes
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From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
ThamesnounUS /temz/
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
Towne
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
Vaine
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
vtmost
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From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
way'd
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From this reading Long since the Summer layd Her lustie Brau'rie downe, The Autumne halfe is way'd, And BOREAS 'gins to frowne, 10 Since now I did behold Great BRVTES first builded Towne.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
Wherein
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From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Though in the vtmost _Peake_, A while we doe remaine, Amongst the Mountaines bleake Expos'd to Sleet and Raine, No Sport our Houres shall breake, To exercise our Vaine.
belonging to which person
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
WintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
WondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading What though bright PHŒBVS Beames Refresh the Southerne Ground, 20 And though the Princely _Thames_ With beautious Nymphs abound, And by old _Camber's_ Streames Be many Wonders found;
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 30 Those grim and horrid Caues, Whose Lookes affright the day, Wherein nice Nature saues, What she would not bewray, Our better leasure craues, And doth inuite our Lay.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet many Riuers cleare Here glide in Siluer Swathes, And what of all most deare, _Buckston's_ delicious Bathes, Strong Ale and Noble Cheare, T' asswage breeme Winters scathes.
