Chapter II

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

(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 For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

a cherished desire

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

-ing form of “boggle” — startle with amazement or fear

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

the two together, not just one

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

corresponding in size or degree or extent

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

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

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

at any time

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

start firing a weapon

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

with resolute determination

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

coins made of gold

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

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From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

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

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

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

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

heighten or intensify

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

go away from a place

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

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From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

attach to a support

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

disregarded

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

not any; not one

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

impressive in appearance

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

in a noble manner

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

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From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

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From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

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From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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 O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

show unwillingness towards

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

bring to an end; settle conclusively

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

possessing material wealth

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

become active

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

have in common

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

be seated

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

not in physical motion

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

up to a particular time

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

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

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

the act of using

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

literature in metrical form

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

From this reading Next Heaven my Vows to thee (O Sacred _Muse_!) I offer'd up, nor didst thou them refuse.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

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

From this reading _Upon the saying that my_ VERSES _were made by another_.

in or at the place that

From this reading Lash on, and the well govern'd Charret drive, Till thou a Victor at the Goal arrive, Where the free Soul does all her burden leave, And Joys commensurate to her self receive.

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

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

From this reading For shame then rouse thy self as from a Sleep, The long neglected Reins let Reason keep, The Charret mount, and use both Lash and Bit, Nobly resolve, and thou wilt firmly sit: Fierce Anger, boggling Fear, Pride prauncing still, Bounds-hating Hope, Desire which nought can fill, Are stubborn all, but thou may'st give them Law; Th'are hard-Mouth'd Horses, but they well can draw.

in the company of; together with

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.

but in spite of that

From this reading O Queen of Verse, said I, if thou'lt inspire, And warm my Soul with thy Poetique Fire, No Love of Gold shall share with thee my Heart, Or yet Ambition in my Brest have Part, More Rich, more Noble I will ever hold The _Muses_ Laurel, than a Crown of Gold.