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1655
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From this reading Col._, 1655–1666.)
1666
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From this reading Col._, 1655–1666.)
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
abyss
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
became
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
blast
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
bolt
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
burning
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
Called
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
came
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
chanced
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
Col
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From this reading Col._, 1655–1666.)
comfort
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
death
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
departed
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
die
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
divinely
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
diviner
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
dwell
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
Earth's
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
fear
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
fell
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
herald
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
HOW
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
Howe'er
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
inmost
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
lament
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
lesson
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
malady
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
man
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
only
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
painless
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
Passing
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
place
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
rent
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
sea-tide
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
some
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
soul
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From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
spurred
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
swell
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
tempest
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
there
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
Theseus
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
Time's
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
unfollowed
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
Unharmed
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
Unschooled
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
untouched
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
way
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But some diviner herald none may name Called him, or inmost Earth’s abyss became The painless place where such a soul might dwell.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
wondrously
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
world's
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From this reading Howe’er it chanced, untouched of malady, Unharmed by fear, unfollowed by lament, With comfort on the twilight way he went, Passing, if ever man did, wondrously; From this world’s death to life divinely rent, Unschooled in Time’s last lesson, how we die.
Œd
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From this reading (_Œd.
Œdipous
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From this reading HOW Œdipous departed, who may tell Save Theseus only? for there neither came The burning bolt of thunder, and the flame To blast him into nothing, nor the swell Of sea-tide spurred by tempest on him fell.
