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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
(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 My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PUZZLES AND ODDITIES.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
burnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
dozensnounUS /ˈdʌzənz/
a large number or amount
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
drillverbUS /drɪl/
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
start firing a weapon
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
heatsnounUS /hiːts/
plural of “heat” — a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
honorsnounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
I'm
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From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
immediately past
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
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 My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
loomverbUS /luːm/
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
march in a procession
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
milk-pans
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From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
millsnounUS /mɪlz/
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
ODDITIESnounUS /ˈɑːdətiz/
plural of “oddity” — eccentricity that is not easily explained
From this reading PUZZLES AND ODDITIES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
arrange in a container
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
PerchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
plucksnounUS /plʌks/
plural of “pluck” — the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
PUZZLESnounUS /ˈpʌzəlz/
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading PUZZLES AND ODDITIES.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
shuttleverbUS /ˈʃʌtəl/
travel back and forth between two points
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
smoulderingadjective
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
starchnounUS /stɑːrtʃ/
a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
successive (without a break)
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
troughnounUS /trɔːf/
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
warlikeadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrlaɪk/
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
weaver'snounUS /ˈwiːvərz/
possessive form of “weaver” — a craftsman who weaves cloth
From this reading A weaver’s loom my SECOND fills In dozens of tall cotton mills, Before the shuttle, o’er and through, Has thrown the filling straight and true, And made each ending fast.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My FIRST the heats of July pack With rows of milk-pans down the back; September fills them all with starch, And, though they neither drill nor march, Each has a warlike name: October plucks my honors off, And down I’m thrown to floor or trough: Perchance the mill to powder turns Or smouldering fire to ashes burns My rough and useless frame.
but in spite of that
From this reading My WHOLE a house in corners set, Has swung as long as time, and yet A trap for foolish folk shall swing, And lessons to the wiser bring, As long as time shall last.
