Chapter III

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

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

(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 Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

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

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

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

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

travel up

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

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From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

get the meaning of something

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

an old form of “does”

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

at any time

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

marked by speed and efficiency

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

a deliberately false or improbable account

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

an accidental happening

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

an old form of “has”

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

without excuse or justification

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

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

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

a unit of instruction

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

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From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

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From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

the smallest possible quantity

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Man._ O, Mercy! my suavious solace and singular recreatory!

not any; not one

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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 _Man._ O, Mercy! my suavious solace and singular recreatory!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

a full supply

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

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From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

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From this reading _Man._ O, Mercy! my suavious solace and singular recreatory!

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

an act or expression of criticism and censure

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

precisely, exactly

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

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

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

an instance of visual perception

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

unusual or striking

From this reading _Man._ O, Mercy! my suavious solace and singular recreatory!

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading _Man._ O, Mercy! my suavious solace and singular recreatory!

a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

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From this reading _Man._ O, Mercy! my suavious solace and singular recreatory!

humbly entreating

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

be about

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

express in words

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

up to a particular time

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

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

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

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

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

at the time that

From this reading _Mer._ In this present life mercy is plenty, till death maketh his division; But when ye be go, _usque ad minimum quadrantem_--ye sha[ll] reckon this right.

during the time that

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

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From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading My predelict special! ye are worthy to have my love; For, without desert and means supplicatory, Ye be compatient to my inexcusable reproof.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading _Man._ To ask mercy and to have--this is a liberal possession: Shall this expeditious petition ever be allowed, as ye have in sight?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Ask mercy and have, while the body with the sou[l] hath his annexion; If ye tarry till your decease, ye may hap of your desire to miss; Be repentant here; trust not the hour of death; think on this lesson: _Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile! ecce nunc dies salutis!_ All the virtue in the wor[l]d, if ye might comprehend, Your merits were not premiable to the bliss above; Not to the lowli'st joy of heaven, of your proper effort to ascend; With Mercy ye may: I tell ye no fable--Scripture doth prove.