Chapter 1 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 4 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 4 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1. _PALICIO. A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος. Æsch., _Ætnææ_, _frag._ _Published by Ewd. Bumpus.
Chapter 1 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 4 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.”
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.”
a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
From this reading “A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.”
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From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
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From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading Bumpus.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Æsch., _Ætnææ_, _frag._ _Published by Ewd.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading Æsch., _Ætnææ_, _frag._ _Published by Ewd.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading Æsch., _Ætnææ_, _frag._ _Published by Ewd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Æsch., _Ætnææ_, _frag._ _Published by Ewd.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading London Smith, Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place _PALICIO._ 1.
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From this reading Æsch., _Ætnææ_, _frag._ _Published by Ewd.
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From this reading Æsch., _Ætnææ_, _frag._ _Published by Ewd.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
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From this reading A Romantic Drama in Five Acts in the Elizabethan manner._ Η καὶ ΠΑΛΙΚΩΝ εὐλόγως μενεῖ φάτις; Πάλιν γὰρ ἵκουσ’ ἐκ σκότου τόδ’ ἐς φάος.
Chapter 1 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 4 by Robert Bridges holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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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