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New Poems, and Variant Readings

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of New Poems, and Variant Readings is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.
STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF MEN STRANGE are the ways of men, And strange the ways of God!
We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.
We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.
The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.
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New Poems, and Variant Readings

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of New Poems, and Variant Readings is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.
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STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF MEN STRANGE are the ways of men, And strange the ways of God!
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We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.
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We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.
Line 5
The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round theleaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.”

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above

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

adoration

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

adore

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

all

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

aloud

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

And

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

any

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

ARE

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From this reading STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF MEN STRANGE are the ways of men, And strange the ways of God!

behold

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From this reading We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.

caves

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

contented

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

course

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

Crest-tossing

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

cry

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

earth

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

fathers

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From this reading We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.

fields

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

fiery

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

flee

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

forth

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

God

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

hands

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

heav'n

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

heroes

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

high

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

I

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

In

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

intent

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

is

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

lands

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

last

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

leaguered

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

looking

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

low

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

man

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

mazy

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From this reading We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.

Melampus

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

MEN

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From this reading STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF MEN STRANGE are the ways of men, And strange the ways of God!

mortal

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

my

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

no

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

nor

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

O

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

of

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

old

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From this reading We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.

on

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

our

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From this reading We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.

paths

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From this reading We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.

portents

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From this reading We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.

pursue

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

reaching

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

round

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

sea

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

sky

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From this reading We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.

soar

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

soul

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

spirit

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

stars

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

STRANGE

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From this reading STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF MEN STRANGE are the ways of men, And strange the ways of God!

supine

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

That

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From this reading We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.

the

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

Their

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

them

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From this reading We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.

things

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

To

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

town

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From this reading The fiery stars pursue Their course in heav’n on high; And round the ‘leaguered town, Crest-tossing heroes cry.

tread

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From this reading We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.

trod

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From this reading We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.

undismayed

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From this reading We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.

universe

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

untrod

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

WAYS

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From this reading STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF MEN STRANGE are the ways of men, And strange the ways of God!

We

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From this reading We tread the mazy paths That all our fathers trod.

were

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From this reading We tread them undismayed, And undismayed behold The portents of the sky, The things that were of old.

Where

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

with

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

wonder

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From this reading I, looking, wonder: I, intent, adore; And, O Melampus, reaching forth my hands In adoration, cry aloud and soar In spirit, high above the supine lands And the low caves of mortal things, and flee To the last fields of the universe untrod, Where is no man, nor any earth, nor sea, And the contented soul is all alone with God.

Chapter 4 of New Poems, and Variant Readings by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #441, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does New Poems, and Variant Readings take to read?

About 70 minutes of reading across 170 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read New Poems, and Variant Readings section by section

How to work through New Poems, and Variant Readings section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in New Poems, and Variant Readings

Words and structures a reader meets early in New Poems, and Variant Readings, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Stevensonians
A word that appears in the opening chapter of New Poems, and Variant Readings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gratitude
A word that appears in the opening chapter of New Poems, and Variant Readings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bibliophile
A word that appears in the opening chapter of New Poems, and Variant Readings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Society
A word that appears in the opening chapter of New Poems, and Variant Readings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.