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Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter
Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter is here in full — 651 sentences across 131 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,
_Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.
2, 26.
Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.
In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter is here in full — 651 sentences across 131 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/130 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,
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_Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.
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2, 26.
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Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.
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In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.”

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Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,”

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2

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From this reading 2, 26.

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From this reading 2, 26.

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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above

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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an

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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antiquates

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antiquities

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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be

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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bones

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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buildings

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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by

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can

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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clay

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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componi

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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conquests

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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conservatories

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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continuation

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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dead

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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diuturnity

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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drums

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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dust

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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ego

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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el

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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gladly

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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hath

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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have

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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his

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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hope

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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iii

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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in

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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it

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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known

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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lib

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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living

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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make

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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means

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Methuselah

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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might

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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minor

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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monuments

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not

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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Now

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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obscurity

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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of

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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ones

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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or

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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ossa

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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outlasted

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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outworn

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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prince

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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promise

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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protection

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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quietly

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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relicks

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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rested

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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say

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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Sic

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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spared

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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specious

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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strong

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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such

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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the

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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their

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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these

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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things

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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three

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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Tibullus

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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Time

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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to

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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tramplings

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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under

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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underground

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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unknown

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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unto

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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vain

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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velim

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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versus

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From this reading _Sic ego componi versus in ossa velim?_[BP] [BP] _Tibullus_, lib. iii. el.

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visible

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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From this reading In vain we hope to be known by open and visible conservatories, when to be unknown was the means of their continuation, and obscurity their protection.

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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From this reading Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methuselah, and in a yard underground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and specious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests: what prince can promise such diuturnity unto his relicks, or might not gladly say,

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From this reading Time, which antiquates antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments.

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Chapter 5 of Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter by Thomas, Sir Browne holds 651 sentences, grouped into 131 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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