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No. XX. ODE TO JACOBINISM. March 26, 1798. I. Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading “Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!”
belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
From this reading “Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!”
a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
From this reading “Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!”
praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading “Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!”
plural of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading “Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!”
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading “ODE TO JACOBINISM.”
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!”
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading “Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!”
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all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
In this reading “Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!”
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From this reading March 26, 1798.
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From this reading March 26, 1798.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
a female human offspring
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
impossible to satisfy
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
From this reading ODE TO JACOBINISM.
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From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
march in a procession
From this reading March 26, 1798.
plural of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
not any; not one
From this reading No. XX.
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading ODE TO JACOBINISM.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
any competition
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ODE TO JACOBINISM.
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From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
to no avail
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
belonging to which person
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daughter of Hell, insatiate power, Destroyer of the human race, Whose iron scourge and madd’ning hour Exalt the bad, the good debase; Thy mystic force, despotic sway, Courage and innocence dismay, And patriot monarchs vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading No. XX.
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