Chapter I

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

(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 Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

a narrow street with walls on both sides

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

self-consciously timid

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading _HARPER & BROTHERS_.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

the organ of sight

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

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From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

third-person singular of “flout” — treat with contemptuous disregard

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

coins made of gold

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

an accidental happening

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

someone who plays the harp

From this reading _HARPER & BROTHERS_.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

the combined stakes of the betters

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

a toilet in Britain

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

take in marriage

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

witty remark

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

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From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

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From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

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From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

a short musical composition with words

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

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From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

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

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

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

From this reading I lov’d a lasse, a faire one, As faire as e’er was seene; She was, indeed, a rare one, Another Sheba queen; But, foole, as then I was, I thought she lov’d me too; But, now, alasse! sh’as left me, _Falero, lero, loo_.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading _A Love Song_ _1_ “_Why canst Thou not, as Others do_” _15_ “_With Jockey to the Fair_” _19_ “_Sweet Nelly, my Heart’s Delight_” _27_ “_What hap had I to Marry a Shrow_” _33_ _The Leather Bottèl_ _37_ _Never Love Thee More_ _49_ “_Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen_” _53_ _Barbara Allen_ _57_ _Perigot and Cuddy’s Roundelay_ _67_ _Sally in Our Alley_ _73_ “_Early One Morning_” _85_ _Kitty of Coleraine_ _89_ _Old King Cole_ _97_ _Harvest Home_ _101_ _Down in Cupid’s Garden_ _107_ _Phillada Flouts Me_ _111_ _A LOVE SONG._ BY GEORGE WITHER.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Her haire, like gold, did glister; Each eye was like a starre; She did surpasse her sister, Which past all others farre: She would me hony call: She’d, oh, she’d kisse me too!