Chapter 4 of Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_. [53] The original has _low_. [54] The original has _why_ OLOR ISCANUS. 1651. ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
Chapter 4 of Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.”
provided with a frame
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.”
a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
From this reading “----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!”
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From this reading 1651.
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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.
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From this reading [53] The original has _low_.
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From this reading [54] The original has _why_ OLOR ISCANUS.
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.
provided with a frame
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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From this reading [54] The original has _why_ OLOR ISCANUS.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading [53] The original has _low_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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 ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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From this reading [54] The original has _why_ OLOR ISCANUS.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [52] The original has _framed_.
a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
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From this reading ----O quis me gelidis in vallibus Iscae Sistat, et ingenti ramorum protegat umbra!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading [54] The original has _why_ OLOR ISCANUS.
Chapter 4 of Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by Henry Vaughan holds 318 sentences, grouped into 64 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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