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Chapter III · Chapter 3

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Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.
CORNEILLE.
--------------- MAGISTRATE.
Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.
Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.
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Miscellaneous Poems

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Miscellaneous Poems is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.
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CORNEILLE.
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--------------- MAGISTRATE.
/ˈmædʒəstreɪt/
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Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.
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Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

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Compunction noun US /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

From this reading “Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.”

discern verb US /dɪˈsɜːrn/

detect with the senses

From this reading “Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.”

heal verb US /hiːl/

heal or recover

From this reading “Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.”

impart verb US /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/

transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading “Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.”

pangs noun US /pæŋz/

plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling

From this reading “Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.”

severer adjective US /ˈsevɪrər/

comparative of “severe” — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading “Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.”

weeps verb US /wiːps/

third-person singular of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading “Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.”

woes noun US /woʊz/

plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction

From this reading “Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

cannot

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From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

CompunctionnounUS /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

CORNEILLEnoun

French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)

From this reading CORNEILLE.

Deplorant

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

dieque

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

discernverbUS /dɪˈsɜːrn/

detect with the senses

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

fonte

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

griefs

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From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/

the state of having committed an offense

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

healverbUS /hiːl/

heal or recover

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

impartverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/

transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

MAGISTRATEnounUS /ˈmædʒəstreɪt/

a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

From this reading --------------- MAGISTRATE.

nocte

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

nunc

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

oculi

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

offences

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From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

pangsnounUS /pæŋz/

plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

perenni

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

poenas

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

Quondamadjective

belonging to some prior time

From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

ridentes

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

severeradjectiveUS /ˈsevɪrər/

comparative of “severe” — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

sinner's

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From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

suas

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From this reading Quondam ridentes oculi, nunc fonte perenni Deplorant poenas nocte dieque suas.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

TellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/

an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

weepsverbUS /wiːps/

third-person singular of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading Compunction weeps our guilt away, The sinner's safety is his pain; Such pangs for our offences pay, And these severer griefs are gain.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

woesnounUS /woʊz/

plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

woundsnounUS /wuːndz/

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Come, now again thy woes impart, Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin; We cannot heal the throbbing heart Till we discern the wounds within.

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